For 15 years, Valentine Low was The Times distinguished royal correspondent, covering everything from William and Kates marriage to the kings coronation. In 2021, he broke the story of bullying allegations made by staff against Meghan Markle, just days before she and Harry were interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. He is now drawing on his impeccable political and royal contacts to write authoritative books about the royal family. In 2022, Courtiers explored the hidden power behind the throne. In his new book, Power and the Palace, Low examines how the relationship between Britains sovereign and the countrys political leadership has significantly changed over the past 200 years. As recently as the first half of the 20th century, our sovereigns were politically active in ways that would be seen as unacceptable today. These days, the king is deemed to be above politics. Low charts how the monarchy has gradually ceded power over the years. More controversially, he shines a light on how it has done everything in its power to secure its own finances; for most of the last century, for example, it didnt pay any income tax. Full of startling revelations, the book promises to rewrite our understanding of the unique bond between our monarchy and His Majestys Government.