Helen Cathcart

Helen Cathcart was the pen name of Harold Albert, a British author and royal biographer who wrote numerous books about the British royal family from the 1960s through the 1990s. Charles Before Diana examines the life, personality and romantic history of the Prince of Wales before his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, offering a portrait of the heir to the throne during a formative period of his life. Cathcart's royal biographies were known for their detailed, respectful and well-researched approach, drawing on extensive knowledge of royal protocols and history. Writing under a female pseudonym, Albert produced a body of royal biography that provided readers with intimate portraits of the royal family during a period of significant social change. His audiobooks and books offer readers historical perspectives on the British monarchy.