embargoed until 7th September THE PALACE DIARIES is a hilarious, light-hearted look at life behind the scenes of the Royal Establishment. Sarah Goodall spent 12 years working for Prince Charles as a Lady Clerk from 1988 to 2000 - the period during which his marriage to the Princess of Wales broke down amid a frenzy of media attention. Sarah witnessed the personal strain suffered by the Prince while he was pilloried by the press for his long-running affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles. But this is more than just another examination of the failed Royal marriage it is the story of a naive and rather accident-prone young woman whose dreams all came true when she was given the opportunity to work for the heir to the throne. Sarah gets herself into numerous compromising situations, both at work and in her personal life, but she manages to establish a good rapport with her Royal employer. The fairytale comes crashing to an end, however, when she gets on the wrong side of Camilla Parker-Bowles, and not even a final dramatic encounter with Prince Charles can save her from the axe. THE PALACE DIARIES is an entertaining romp of a read which will delight and intrigue in equal measure.