A Royal Conspiracy

Book excerpt: Shape-shifting lizards. The King of England drowning his brother in a vat of wine. A plot by Prince Philip to kill Princess Diana. Vampires among the senior royals. Those are only some of the conspiracy theories swirling around the British royal family throughout history. But the thing about conspiracy theories is, sometimes they turn out to be true. On a more serious—and current—note, conspiracy theories are at a fever pitch about what’s happening with Duchess Meghan, Prince Harry and their troubles with the British royal family—and how it all connects to what happened in the 1980s and '90s with Princess Diana. (Please note before buying: This is not a book for diehard monarchists. This book pulls no punches in relation to the institution of the British royal family). Princess Diana was the People’s Princess, a beloved figure of empathy, service, beauty and glamour. She died tragically too young in a horrific car crash in Paris in 1997. To this day, conspiracy theories about what led up to her death from inside the British royal family and how the crash happened are still running rampant. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has also chosen a life of service and giving back. She, too, has spoken of upsetting and dangerous things that have happened to her while working inside the British monarchy—a fire in her son Archie’s nursery, an injured dog, and courtiers allegedly holding American citizen Meghan’s passport where she couldn’t easily access it, to name a few examples. Conspiracy theories abound about what’s happening now with Meghan, Prince Harry and their family connects to what happened then with Princess Di. Which theories hold water? Which ones are so ridiculous as to be laughable? Regardless of which conspiracies have the most buzz or credibility, we’ve seen that some of them will never die. And the monarchy continues its reign unimpinged, living in part off of British taxpayers. Will anything stop them?