Overview

• Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace, due out September 11, cites government and Whitehall sources to describe internal reactions to changing the rules of succession.
• Former prime minister David Cameron is reported to have pushed the reform at the 2011 Commonwealth summit, raising it with Australia’s Julia Gillard.
• Buckingham Palace is said to have signalled it would not block the move but told officials the other 15 realms had to be secured first.
• Then‑Prince Charles reportedly queried officials about unintended consequences and consultation, including questions on the royal house name and marriages to Catholics.
• The 2013 Act established absolute primogeniture for those born after October 2011, which keeps Princess Charlotte ahead of Prince Louis, and the book also claims the Queen voiced private concerns about Brexit in 2016.