IN THE INTRODUCTION TO A Royal Life, Hugo Vickers, royal biographer and historian, announces: “This book is not a biography or memoir.” I disagree. This book is a new and original kind of biography — one that I have never encountered before. Vickers is like a conductor wielding his baton, controlling the voices of both the Duke and the 14 contributors who are brought in to speak about his character and his life.
In addition, the Duke’s three children, his