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Queen Camilla (novel)

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255:, her husband, suffered a debilitating stroke two years earlier, and is now being (badly) cared for in a nursing home in another part of the Fez. With the Queen's abdication, the Prince of Wales will now become King Charles III – but Camilla will only be his consort, not his queen. Charles refuses to become king unless Camilla is his queen. Prince William then offers, too eagerly for the Queen's liking, to reign in his father's place. Charles consults his friend, MP 27: 277:. The New Cons win the election, restoring the monarchy as promised, but the Queen follows through on her decision to abdicate, and Charles becomes king with Camilla as queen. However, the New Cons effectively turn Buckingham Palace into a human zoo, with tourists watching the everyday routine of royals in a form of captivity. 262:
Enter Graham Cracknall, who claims to be the son of Charles and Camilla, born in 1965. His adoptive parents revealed his biological parentage in a codicil to their will, opened only after both had died. Graham visits Charles and Camilla; the whole family takes an instant dislike to him – particularly
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The exclusion zones are the worst sign of the authoritarian country Britain has become, with almost lock-down security in the Fez. Jack Barker, Cromwell (formerly People's Republican) Party leader and prime minister, is exhausted after 13 years in office, and wants out. The New Conservative ("New
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Tony Threadgold's name is changed to Vince, and he and Beverley apparently now only have one child, Aaron, as opposed to two, Lisa-Marie and Vernon. They also now live next door to Charles and Camilla instead of the
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The Queen, now 80, does not want to return to public life; she tells her family she has decided to abdicate. One reason: the
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Prince Charles goes on the run after escaping from prison. No explanation is given for his return to Hell Close.
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lives alongside the rest of the Royal Family in Hell Close, despite having never been mentioned in
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Con") Party elects "Boy" English as its new leader; Boy promises to restore the monarchy.
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with his story; he is not believed, causes a disturbance when thrown out, and ends up in
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There are several inconsistencies between the two novels, among them:
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she is said to have lived to the age of 101, as she did in real life.
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is forgotten and the character is married to his real-life wife,
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this is changed to the Americans. Accordingly, the marriage of
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Jack Barker effectively "sells" Britain to the Japanese; in
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