Sisters and TV presenters Anthea and Wendy Turner have revived their successful writing partnership after almost three decades, relaunching their endearing tales of Underneath the Underground – with a modern twist.

The King’s Coronation and the Kohinoor Diamond is the first title in a brand new series of children’s stories set among the communities of mice living busily below the capital’s bustling Tube stops. The whole world was caught up with the Coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023 but now they’ll be able to learn the real story of what happened that day…

The story begins two weeks before the Coronation to find the British Asian mice at Hounslow Underground Station planning a fabulous party to celebrate the royal occasion.

But disaster strikes when a huge glitter ball spins around in the ballroom and fails to shine! Soon, a daring plan is made – to take the Kohinoor Diamond from the Royal Crown and add it to the glitter ball, making it sparkle and giving the diamond back to the Indian community, where it belongs. The mice work hard to replace the diamond with a piece of glass… but will King Charles and Queen Camilla notice?

Wendy said:

“We’ve absolutely loved writing about the wonderful mice of the London Underground once again. It’s been like catching up with a group of old friends and finding that you still have so much to say after all these years!

The King’s Coronation and the Kohinoor Diamond is a particularly special story because it’s completely up to date and will hopefully engage a whole new generation of young readers.”

Wendy Turner

To discover the true story of the Kohinoor Diamond take a look at: Smithsonian Magazine – The True Story of the Kohinoor Diamond.