"Sixty-five years after Elizabeth II's Coronation, and thirty-seven years after Diana's ill-fated nuptials, the House of Windsor is embarking on a momentous marital experiment. The imminent addition of Meghan Markle from California to the planet's most illustrious and revered royal lineage has so far been billed as an "olde worlde" celebrity curiosity. But in truth, it's a historic landmark for the British Crown, marking either a 21st-century renaissance or final proof that the dynasty after Elizabeth may be fated to a slow demise. Either way, America now has a stake in royal fortunes unprecedented since Wallis Simpson took her divisive first step onto Buckingham Palace's red carpet"--Amazon.com.