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Books like The Royals

If you loved The Royals by Kitty Kelley, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Rich & Famous, Royalty, Historical, and Biography & Autobiography.

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Top related books to The Royals

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of The Royals.

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age

Amanda Mackenzie Stuart

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

Own the Arena Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding As the Only One

Katrina M. Adams

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

And I’d Do It Again

Aimée Crocker

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

The Other Side of the Coin The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

Angela Kelly

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

Endgame Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival

Omid Scobie

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

Diana

Sarah Bradford

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

Gilded Youth A History of Growing Up In the Royal Family: From the Plantagenets to the Cambridges

Tom Quinn

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

The Way We Were Remembering Diana

Paul Burrell

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

The Mountbattens The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten

Andrew Lownie

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#10

For the Record

David Cameron

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#11

J.R.R. Tolkien A Biography

Humphrey Carpenter

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#12

George V Never a Dull Moment

Jane Ridley

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#13

Women of Means The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls (Stories of the Rich and Famous, Famous Women)

Marlene Wagman-Geller

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#14

Newton and the Counterfeiter The Unknown Detective Career of the World’s Greatest Scientist

Thomas Levenson

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#15

Q A Voyage Around the Queen

Craig Brown

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#16

The Making of a King King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy

Robert Hardman

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#17

Queen of Our Times The Life of Queen Elizabeth II

Robert Hardman

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#18

Harry and Meghan An Invitation to the Royal Wedding

Angela Peel

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#19

Diana, William, and Harry The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother

James Patterson

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#20

… and What Do You Do? What the Royal Family Don’t Want You to Know

Norman Baker

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#21

Game of Crowns Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne

Christopher Andersen

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#22

Harry

Angela Levin

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

#23

Dianaworld An Obsession

Edward White

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Historical

#24

The King The Life of Charles III

Christopher Anderson

Themes: Rich & Famous • Royalty • Biography & Autobiography

If The Royals by Kitty Kelley is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Rich & Famous, Royalty, Historical and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, Katrina M. Adams, Aimée Crocker, Angela Kelly, and others.