But, says Mayer: "She had no idea her bridegroom also had to be coaxed to the altar." The biography has already caused controversy over its depictions of the 66-year-old Prince's court as a modern-day 'Wolf Hall' riven with backstabbing and rivalry, and Clarence House has responded to the book by claiming Mayer overstated the exclusive access she was given to the Prince, which amounted to a nine-minute conversation.