As far as Charles II-related goes, Charles Beauclerk wrote a biography of his ancestress Nell Gwynn, restoration actress and Charles II’s mistress, which I read about 15 years ago and remember as being an interesting look at the royal court and made more interesting by the personal link between the author and the principle characters. King Charles tells the story of a young prince, his early interest in the environment and how he established the Prince's Trust working to improve the lives of young people across the UK. An irreverent, fun way to celebrate this Royal event, The King’s Pants is sure to delight and entertain the youngest of Royal subjects and all the family.

The Coronation celebrations included a weekend of events and an additional Bank Holiday on Monday 8 May. A beautiful (and royal) addition to your coffee table stack is this look at Charles's gardens at Highgrove House. There’s no avoiding the un-child-friendly fact that he divorced his sons’ mother, but Arena does gloss over another inglorious fact by describing Charles and Camilla as having been “friends for many years” before they married.Beginning with His Majesty’s first days as monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the book follows many firsts for The King – from State Visits and handing out Maundy Money to continuing the tradition of sending wishes for special birthdays and wedding anniversaries to the UK public. A more recent biography of Charles is by royal reporter Robert Jobson, and features interviews with the King himself.

Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Family, and has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.Recently reissued in a new edition ahead of Charles’s big day, this is a comprehensive study of how the ritual evolved over the centuries. So, today is the first coronation of a British monarch in my life time and it most of our lifetimes. There’d been some speculation over whether the royal family would bring out the infamous jewel — “given” to Queen Victoria after Britain defeated the Sikh empire in 1850 — for the coronation.