MixedThe Washington PostAnyone looking for similar revelations in Morton’s new book, however, will be disappointed by his latest effort ... Morton works mostly from his previous books and other published sources, recycling what has long been part of the public record. Even the organization of the material seems informed more by The Crown, for which Morton served as a consultant on the latest season, than by the vagaries of Elizabeth’s life ... The result is a narrative that hits all the plot points but without the shock value ... Morton’s reluctance to probe, though, is not just born of Elizabeth’s stoicism. It’s also a choice ... This cautiousness is most apparent in Morton’s treatment of the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew’s friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ... Morton ought to give Andrew — and all of the royals — more agency, and more responsibility, in this story.
