Robert Jobson has been a royal correspondent for 35 years, for much of that time at this paper. He’s knowledgeable and humane. They’re an interesting breed, royal reporters; symbiotic with the institution but, if they’re good like he is, not unduly deferential.
This account of the Windsors is like a sober version of The Crown, starting with the birth of the late Queen. Like the series, too, some of the light goes out when she dies. Yet there are revelations that make the final few chapters a compelling read.
