A review by msmandrake
Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of The Original People's Princess by James Chambers

2.0

"OK" is the perfect summation for this book. It is quite short and just isn't a whole lot to sink your teeth in. Now it isn't poor Charlotte's fault that she was only 21 when she died and led the sheltered life of a princess but that's the truth and there just isn't a great deal to say about her. Her weird, warring parents are interesting characters, certainly. And there could be a lot to say about King Leopold, but after Charlotte's death they just sum up the rest of his life briefly, despite the title he is not half the focus. Read his Wikipedia page and you'll learn as much as there is here.