The Crown meets Shaun of the Dead
It is June 2022 and Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee is in full swing—hardly the moment for the worst disaster since the Blitz to befall central London. When the royal carriage procession to St Paul’s descends into chaos, the royals find themselves trapped inside Buckingham Palace, held under siege by a feral mob hungry for blood: Royal Blood.
Meanwhile, Hattie Bailey, a disgraced news reporter fighting to regain her credibility, lands the scoop of a lifetime when she joins the royals’ retreat behind palace walls. What the Windsors don’t know is that she and her cameraman are broadcasting their ordeal live to a captivated world.
As pandemonium reigns, a global audience witnesses an uncensored, desperate quest for survival, revealing the royals as they’ve never been seen before: flawed, unguarded and forced to rely on no one but each other.
The result is a thrilling new take on an epic royal milestone—one that proves as heartfelt as it is hilarious.
“Blisteringly original and brilliantly staged, this is a top shelf tale destined to become one of the most talked about thrillers of 2027.”
—JON LAND, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author