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The Palace Diaries: A Story Inspired by Twelve Years Behind Palace Gates (Hardcover)

by Sarah Goodall (Author), Nicholas Monson (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (7 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845961889
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845961886
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 176,264 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sarah Goodall spent 12 years working for Prince Charles as a Lady Clerk from 1988 to 2000 - the period during which his marriage to the Princess of Wales broke down amid a frenzy of media attention. Her experiences of life behind the scenes of the Royal Establishment have inspired this hilarious story of a naive and rather accident-prone young woman whose dreams all came true when she was given the opportunity to work for the heir to the throne. Sarah gets herself into numerous compromising situations, both at work and in her personal life, but she manages to establish a good rapport with her Royal employer. When the fairy tale comes crashing to an end, however, not even a final dramatic encounter with Prince Charles can save her from the axe. "The Palace Diaries" is an entertaining romp of a read that will delight and intrigue in equal measure.


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A Bridget Jones-style account of life working for Prince Charles --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A light-hearted look at The Royals..., 19 Oct 2006
The Palace Diaries is both interesting and humorous. If you are keen to have a light-hearted look at what 'allegedly' goes on behind Royal doors...then give this book a read.

I am sure Ms Goodall has many more juicy stories to tell regarding her time with The Royals! Maybe a follow-up at some point?
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Sort of interesting!, 7 Oct 2006
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Just finished this book. I thought it was a really sad book. There are some interesting and funny parts but I felt that Ms. Goodall was really holding back and not telling the full story out of fear perhaps of the Royal family? The back stabbing that goes on is chilling.

She nauseatingly gushes over and grovels at Prince Charles' feet. And although she tries to kiss Camilla's feet too (why not-if you can't beat them, join them) in the end it did not do her any good.

It was very disturbing her thoughts as she stood by Princess Diana's coffin - something to the effect of "Good-bye you strange woman!

Her sexcapades were pathetic and it was really sad how she dumped 2 or 3 lovely boyfriends and ended up alone with her memories!

There is a hilarious part where she arranges a meeting with the Prince two months after she had been canned. She says that she is very upset at what happened and the clueless Prince thinks she is talking about the recent Foot and Mouth epidemic among the cattle! Good reading for a long, rainy day!
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining, 29 Dec 2006
I thought this book was extremely funny. It was not a book for people who are very serious about the royal family, however. Everyone I know who has read it enjoyed it very much. Like another reviewer, I though Goodall's love life was pathetic with the poor choices she has made over the years. Maybe she has learned a few lessons along the way. She certainly does have wit and a self-effacing sense of humor.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Palacial stories
This book, based on Sarah Goodall's twelve years' worth of experience working as a 'Lady Clerk' for Prince Charles is an amusing read if you've an interest in the royals and their... Read more
Published 9 days ago by TheGerbilTamer

1.0 out of 5 stars How did this ever get published?
Oh dear. The crime here is not that this woman cannot write for toffee, it is that she apparently had 'professional' help writing such a terrible book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Meridian Blonde

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny but sometimes over the top
Bought this recently at a reduced price. Obviously the title was intriguing. Found the whole book funny and light-hearted, sometimes a bit too much information of her sex-life... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Anlon

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with this
Don't bother to buy this unless you like very bad writing, a woman who is so 'into' herself and delights in filthy descriptions of her sex life. Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. Chappell

2.0 out of 5 stars hmm, who told this girl she could write?
I know the book was 'co-written' (cough cough), but honestly, you can tell by the photos of her, the woman is as thick as a brick. Lady Clerk clearly means 'typist'. Read more
Published 22 months ago by L. Bretherton

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor...Vomit Inducing
What can I say about this book? Well, more fool me for buying it.
The woman seems deluded in some way, the over glamourisation of Prince Charles grated a great deal by the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. K. Laidler

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear....
I wasted my hard-earned cash on purchasing this book. The blurb on the back cover said that this book was not about the marriage of Prince and Princess of Wales but rather about... Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Bahma Sivasubramaniam

1.0 out of 5 stars Too big for her boots!
This book left me with a feeling that having worked as a Lady Clerk to the Prince of Wales was just an excuse for the author to write all the gory details about her love life... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2007 by Freddie

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful!
The worst royal book I have ever read!!! If you want to know about the love life of a demented woman this is the book. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2006 by A. Rodrigues

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