The death of the Queen was only the beginning for the men and women behind the Crown.On September 8 2022 an announcement was posted on the gates of Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Buckingham Palace in London that Queen Elizabeth II the longest serving monarch in British history had died. That set in motion a remarkable ten days of official mourning and ceremony unlike anything seen in any nation for decades.Members of the royal family gatheredthe new King Charles III and his Queen Consort Camilla the newlyminted Prince of Wales William and his princess Kate Harry the Bolter and his celebrity wife Meghan and even the bad boy himself amp34Princeamp34 Andrewamp8212along with hundreds of royals and heads of states from around the world.Hordes of people many from overseas spent long hours lining up in the rain to pay tribute to the beloved monarch a presence in their lives for seventy years. On the scene for these events renowned journalist John Fraser takes the reader from inside St. James Palace where the new King was proclaimed to Queen Elizabeths final resting place at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle from deeply moving scenes to the occasional hilarious screwup capturing the magic of the occasion with trenchant observations and witty commentary informed by a lifetimes experience and curiosity about all things monarchical and his own encounters with the royals.