Books by UK Royals

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Here is a list of books either authored or illustrated by a Royal. (We have not included books which: only had a forward or introduction written by the royal, are written in a foreign language, very obscure, collections of speeches, etc.)

King Charles

• Architecture
• A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989)
• Architecture & the Environment: HRH The Prince of Wales and the Earth in Balance (1993)
• Art
• HRH the Prince of Wales Watercolours (1991)
• Featuring art from Charles
• Princes As Patrons: The Art Collections of the Princes of Wales from the Renaissance to the Present Day (1998)
• Travels with the Prince: Paintings and Drawings Selected by H.R.H.the Prince of Wales (1998) 
• Featuring art from Charles
• Children's Books
• The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980)
• Climate Change/Conservation
• Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010)
• Climate Change (2017)
• As part of The Ladybird Expert Series
• Gardening 
• The Parks and Gardens of Cornwall: A Companion Guide Arranged to Correspond with the Ordnance Survey Landranger Maps (1998)
• With Douglas Ellory Pett 
• Highgrove: An Experiment in Organic Gardening and Farming (1993)
• Highgrove, Portrait of an Estate (1993)
• With Charles Clover
• Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated (2014)
• The Garden at Highgrove (2012)

Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

• Autobiography
• Spare (2023)
• Ghost written by J. R. Moehringer 

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex

• Children's Book
• The Bench (2022)

Prince Andrew, The Duke of York

• Photographs (1985)
• Featuring photographs from Andrew

Sarah, Duchess of York

• Art
• Moments: Reflections in Words and Pictures (2003)
• Featuring photographs from Sarah
• Biography/ Autobiography
• Victoria and Albert: A Family Life at Osborne House (1991)
• Travels with Queen Victoria (1993)
• My Story (1996)
• Auto-biography
• Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself (2011)
• Auto-biography
• Children's Books
• Budgie, the Little Helicopter (1989-1996, 2021)
• Book & Television Series
• Little Red (2003-2009)
• Book Series
• Tea for Ruby (2008)
• Helping Hand (2007-2011, 2019-2020)
• Book Series
• Ballerina Rosie (2012)
• Genie Gems (2020)
• Book Series
• Puddle Boots (2021)
• Book Series
• The Enchanted Oak (2020)
• The Adventures of Charlie, Blue and Larry Lamp Post
• What's Under Your Hat, Granny?
• Middle Grade 
• The Royal Switch (1996)
• Bright Lights (1996)
• Sequel to The Royal Switch
• Romance Novels
• Her Heart for a Compass (2021)
• Written with Marguerite Kaye 
• A Most Intriguing Lady (2023)
• Written with Marguerite Kaye
• Self-Help
• With Weight Watchers
• Dieting With The Duchess: Secrets and Sensible Advice for a Great Body (1998)
• Dining with The Duchess: Making Everyday Meals a Special Occasion (1999)
• Win the Weight Game: Successful Strategies for Living Well (2000)
• Reinventing Yourself with the Duchess of York: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Changing Your Weight and Your Life (2001)
• Energy Breakthrough: Jump-start Your Weight Loss and Feel Great (2002)
• What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way (2003)

The Duke of Kent 

• Autobiography
• A Royal Life
• Co-authored with Hugo Vickers

Princess Michael of Kent 

• Novels
• The Anjou Trilogy
• The Queen of Four Kingdoms (2013)
• Agnès Sorel: Mistress of Beauty (2014)
• Quicksilver (2015)
• Biography/ Autobiography
• Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides (1986)
• The 8 brides would become:
• Empress Catherine the Great of Russia 
• Queen Marie Antoinette of France
• Queen Maria Caroline of Naples & the Two Sicilies
• Empress Leopoldina of Brazil
• Empress Eugenie of France 
• Empress Vicky of Prussia 
• Queen Alexandra of England 
• Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia 
• Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours (1991)
• The 5 mistresses:
• Nell Gwyn
• Madame de Pompadour
• Marie Walewska
• Lola Montez
• Lillie Langtry 
• The Serpent and The Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King
• On the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de Medici, and his mistress, Diane de Poitiers 
• A Cheetah’s Tale (2017)
• Auto-biography

Deceased Royals

Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

• Climate Change/Conservation
• Birds from Britannia (1962)
• Wildlife Crisis (1970)
• Co-authored with James Fisher 
• Carriage Driving
• Competition Carriage Driving (1994)
• Driving and Judging Dressage (1996)
• 30 Years On, and Off, the Box Seat (2005)
• Religion
• A Windsor Correspondence between Prince Philip & Reverand Michael Mann (1984)
• Survival or Extinction: A Christian Attitude to the Environment (1989)
• Co-authored with Rev Michael Mann 

The Duke of Windsor (Former King Edward VIII)

• Autobiography
• A King's Story (1951)

The Duchess of Windsor 

• Autobiography
• The Heart has its Reasons: The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor (1956)

Princess Alice, The Duchess of GLoucester 

• Autobiography
• The Memoirs of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1983)
• Memoirs of Ninety Years (1992)

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