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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | House of Windsor; Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain; Elizabeth, Queen of Great Britain; House of Windsor |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Penny Junor |
ISBN: | 0312352743 9780312352745 |
OCLC Number: | 59360110 |
Description: | xxi, 442 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Contents: | 1 An Extraordinary Way to Live 1 -- 2 Keeping House 11 -- 3 Winds of Change 20 -- 4 188 Recommendations 30 -- 5 Communication 44 -- 6 Lessons Learnt 52 -- 7 Diana 61 -- 8 The Duty of an Heir 71 -- 9 Not Waving: Drowning 79 -- 10 Camilla and the Future 90 -- 11 From Bad to Worse 99 -- 12 What If? 108 -- 13 Mrs PB 113 -- 14 Lord Blackadder 119 -- 15 Battle of the Palaces 127 -- 16 Master of Spin 134 -- 17 Planes, Trains and Automobiles 139 -- 18 Beyond the Dreams of Avarice 149 -- 19 All the King's Horses -- The Private Queen 159 -- 20 The Sport of Kings 166 -- 21 Representing the Nation to Itself 173 -- 22 Coming to Grief 186 -- 23 Pomp and Ceremony 194 -- 24 Charity Begins at Home 199 -- 25 The Rough with the Smooth 206 -- 26 A Moment of Madness 218 -- 27 The Key to the Door 221 -- 28 Community Spirit 232 -- 29 A Thankless Task 244 -- 30 Changing the World 251 -- 31 Maundy Thursday and Fixtures in the Calendar 257 -- 32 Pressing the Flesh 266 -- 33 Crossing Continents 281 -- 34 Gongs and Garden Parties 294 -- 35 Voluntary Service 306 -- 36 Media Menace 322 -- 37 Temporary Stand-off 332 -- 38 Burrell 338 -- 39 Allegations and Denials 349 -- 40 Bear Traps 361 -- 41 In the Genes 379 -- 43 The Way Ahead 415. |
Responsibility: | Penny Junor. |
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Abstract:
Presents a candid look at the members of the British royal family, focusing on the years following the death of Princess Diana to the present day.
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