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5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters
Novelist Wendy Holden explains how you can best tackle characterizing the British Royal Family.
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Feb 20, 2021
The whole world is fascinated with Britain’s Royal Family. They’re a non-stop soap opera in which practically every twist and turn have featured over the years. This is why they make great drama like
The Crown. That they seem rather chilly and ruthless also works brilliantly on screen, but presents a definite challenge to the novelist. For fiction to work, you need to create sympathy and so for
The Royal Governess, my novel about the Queen’s little-known childhood, I had to warm up The Windsors. For anyone thinking about doing the same, here are my tips.