What a Thing to Say to the Queen! : Charming anecdotes from the House of Windsor - Updated edition

Thomas Blaikie

ISBN 10: 0711285993 / ISBN 13: 9780711285996

Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC Okt 2022, 2022

Beschreibung

Neuware - This specially updated edition, released to mark the passing of the late and much-missed monarch, is a collection of warm, amusing recollections from the royal household celebrating the lighter side of palace life. 'What do you do ' a guest inquired of the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party. 'I had no idea what to say,' the Queen told friends afterwards. As the longest reigning monarch of this realm, the Queen represented stability, hope and continuity. We loved her because she was always there, didn't make a fuss and was dedicated in her duty even in old age. But alongside her stoic and sensible exterior, she was also renowned for a playful and keen sense of humour, as seen when she delighted audiences all around the world by inviting Paddington Bear for tea to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.How exactly did the Queen reactwhen she found her footman draped in her jewels What did she do to amuse herself to while away the hours spent sitting for her portrait How did she respond when faced with a plate full of Mexican food This characterful, illustrated book answers these questions and poses many more in its affectionate celebration of the diverse personalities of the House of Windsor. Gathered together in this amusing tribute are a compendium of stories which provide access to the unique world of the royals. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780711285996

Bibliografische Details

Titel: What a Thing to Say to the Queen! : Charming...

Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC Okt 2022

Erscheinungsdatum: 2022

Einband: Buch

Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe:

This specially updated edition, released to mark the passing of the late and much-missed monarch, is a collection of warm, amusing recollections from the royal household celebrating the lighter side of palace life.

‘What do you do?’ a guest inquired of the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party. ‘I had no idea what to say,’ the Queen told friends afterwards.

As the longest reigning monarch of this realm, the Queen represented stability, hope and continuity. We loved her because she was always there, didn’t make a fuss and was dedicated in her duty even in old age. But alongside her stoic and sensible exterior, she was also renowned for a playful and keen sense of humour, as seen when she delighted audiences all around the world by inviting Paddington Bear for tea to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.

How exactly did the Queen reactwhen she found her footman draped in her jewels? What did she do to amuse herself to while away the hours spent sitting for her portrait? How did she respond when faced with a plate full of Mexican food?

This characterful, illustrated book answers these questions and poses many more in its affectionate celebration of the diverse personalities of the House of Windsor. Gathered together in this amusing tribute are a compendium of stories which provide access to the unique world of the royals.
 
 

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

THOMAS BLAIKIE is the Manners and Etiquette Correspondent of The Lady magazine. He is the author of two previous best-selling books of Royal anecdotes, You Look Awfully Like the Queen and Corgi and Bess. He is also the author of 'Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners'. He lives in London.