In Britain, we are not able to read of royal pecadilloes in Kitty Kelley's latest kiss-and-tell-all, The Royals. The UK media and publishers have seen to that. With the deference that has characterised its relationship with the crown since time immemorial, the press has conspired to belittle and diminish a book that undermines long held establishment shibboleths. In the interest of public debate on a subject long kept under wraps, and with no need for unsubstantiated gossip or the more malicious tittle-tattle of the streets, Index shows another side of the story.
