Anthony Holden Dies: Journalist/Author Whose ‘Charles’ Detailed Royal Marriage Troubles Was 76
deadline.comAnthony Holden, whose chronicles of the Royal Family’s troubles caused him to be referred to once as “The Most Reviled Man in Britain,” died on Oct.
7 at his home in London. He was 76 and had a brain tumor, his son Ben said. A gossip columnist for the Sunday Times in London, Holden wrote a biography of Prince Charles in 1979 that was well-received, even by the subject himself, who reportedly warmed to the book’s point that his work wasn’t always easy.
Holden continued on as a journalist, working as a Washington correspondent for The Observer, features editor for The Times of London, and as a freelancer for other papers.
During that, he was a go-to source for comment on the Royals. He wrote a few fluffy books based on that, including Their Royal Highnesses: The Prince & Princess of Wales (1981), A Week in the Life of the Royal Family (1983), and Anthony Holden’s Royal Quiz (1983).
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