When the Prince of Wales embarked on his 1918 tour of Australia, young Maddie Bright had no idea that she'd be part of the tour. But so she did, rapidly moving from her job as a waitress to an undersecretary in charge of drafting the Prince's replies to the hordes of letters he receives, and getting to know the Prince and his staff quite well along the way. Seventy years later, her story resurfaces when a journalist is summoned from London to meet the reclusive Maddie.
Told through chapters alternating between time periods and chapters of a book published in 1922, this story is a bit confusing at times, but also an interesting look at public perceptions of the British royals, their public personas, and their relationship with the press. A fun escape to faraway lands in a long-ago time.
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