The Wicked Wit of Princess Margaret

The Wicked Wit of Princess Margaret
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages : 158
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ISBN-10 : 9781782439592
ISBN-13 : 1782439595
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wicked Wit of Princess Margaret by : Karen Dolby

Celebrate the rapier-like wit of the royal rebel, the late, great Princess Margaret - or 'Ducky' as she was known behind closed doors.

The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II

The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 115
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ISBN-10 : 9780451492272
ISBN-13 : 0451492277
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II by : Karen Dolby

A charming collection of quotes and anecdotes celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II, the incomparable British monarch. When we think of a queen, we probably picture a serious, dignified personage complete with majestic hat and matching handbag. But The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II reveals a side of the monarch the public rarely saw, her healthy sense of humor: sometimes silly, sometimes sarcastic—and occasionally unintentional (to guitar legend Eric Clapton: “Have you been playing long?”)! This is a delightful celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's humor revealed through her own words on topics from family and travel to pets and hobbies, as well as stories from the royal household of Britain’s longest-serving monarch. In addition to the queen, other royals get in their two cents, including the famously filterless Prince Philip and the acerbic Princess Margaret, as well as Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life

Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages : 151
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ISBN-10 : 9781789291780
ISBN-13 : 178929178X
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life by : Karen Dolby

Discover how you, too, could put into practice some of Her Majesty's traits to help overcome adversity, find inner strength and present yourself with composure, even when all about you seems in chaos.

The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family

The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781789291803
ISBN-13 : 1789291801
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family by : Karen Dolby

The Wicked Wit of the Royal Family celebrates the flashes of fun and brilliance of the most famous family in the world.

Do Let's Have Another Drink!

Do Let's Have Another Drink!
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781668006931
ISBN-13 : 1668006936
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Do Let's Have Another Drink! by : Gareth Russell

For fans of The Crown and Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother—one for each year of her life. During her lifetime, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations, and dry-as-a-martini delivery style as she was for being a beloved royal. Now, Do Let’s Have Another Drink recounts 101 (one for each year of her remarkable life) amusing and astonishing vignettes from across her long life, including her coming of age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law and her unexpected ascendance to the throne, and her half century of widowhood as her daughter reigned over the United Kingdom. Featuring new revelations and colorful anecdotes about the woman Cecil Beaton, the high society photographer, once summarized as “a marshmallow made on a welding machine,” Do Let’s Have Another Drink is a delightful celebration of one of the most consistently popular members of the royal family.

Sea Shanties

Sea Shanties
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9781789293777
ISBN-13 : 1789293774
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Sea Shanties by : Karen Dolby

A rousing collection of the most memorable and feel-good shanties in maritime history.

The Wicked Wit of Prince Philip

The Wicked Wit of Prince Philip
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Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 9781782439035
ISBN-13 : 178243903X
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wicked Wit of Prince Philip by : Karen Dolby

This joyous and timely book celebrates the wry humour and supremely wicked wit of the late Prince.

Doomed Queen Anne

Doomed Queen Anne
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Publisher : HMH
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780547538860
ISBN-13 : 0547538863
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Doomed Queen Anne by : Carolyn Meyer

A complicated and much-hated Tudor queen tells her side of the story in this engaging novel of Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn was born without great beauty, wealth, or title, but she has blossomed into a captivating young woman—and she knows it. Determined to rise to the top, she uses her wiles to win the heart of England’s most powerful man, King Henry VIII. Not satisfied with the king’s heart, however, she persuades Henry to defy everyone—including his own wife—to make her his new queen. But Anne’s ambition would prove to be her fatal flaw. Named a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, among other honors, Doomed Queen Anne is part of the historical fiction Young Royals series that has illuminated the youthful lives of Europe’s most compelling—and sometimes, infamous—queens and princesses.

Counting One's Blessings

Counting One's Blessings
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 1509
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ISBN-10 : 9781466827745
ISBN-13 : 1466827742
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Counting One's Blessings by : William Shawcross

William Shawcross's official biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, published in September 2009, was a huge critical and commercial success.One of the great revelations of the book was Queen Elizabeth's insightful, witty private correspondence. Indeed, The Sunday Times described her letters as "wonderful . . . brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness." Now, in Counting One's Blessings, Shawcross has put together a selection of her letters, drawing on the vast wealth of material in the Royal Archives and at Glamis Castle. Queen Elizabeth was a prolific correspondent, from her early childhood before World War I to the very end of her long life at the beginning of the twenty-first century, and her letters offer readers a vivid insight into the real person behind the public face.

The Diana Chronicles

The Diana Chronicles
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 562
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ISBN-10 : 9780385522885
ISBN-13 : 0385522886
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Diana Chronicles by : Tina Brown

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. This "insanely readable and improbably profound" biography (Chicago Tribune) reveals the truth as only famed journalist Tina Brown could tell it. "The best book on Diana." —The New Yorker Was she “the people’s princess,” who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she manipulative and media-savvy and nearly brought down the monarchy? Tina Brown, former Editor-in-Chief of Tatler, England’s glossiest gossip magazine; Vanity Fair; and The New Yorker gives us the answers. Tina knew Diana personally and has far-reaching insight into the royals and the Queen herself. In The Diana Chronicles, you will meet a formidable female cast and understand as never before the society that shaped them: Diana's sexually charged mother, her scheming grandmother, the stepmother she hated but finally came to terms with, and bad-girl Fergie, her sister-in-law, who concealed wounds of her own. Most formidable of them all was her mother-in-law, the Queen, whose admiration Diana sought till the day she died. Add Camilla Parker-Bowles, the ultimate "other woman" into this combustible mix, and it's no wonder that Diana broke out of her royal cage into celebrity culture, where she found her own power and used it to devastating effect.