The royal bedside book

Cathcart, Helen

W.H.Allen

A n engrossing biography of Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon.Ideal for fans of the hit Netflix series The Crown !Antony Armstrong-Jones, photographer, designer and film-maker, gained worldwide attention when he married Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, Princess Margaret in 1960 – the first non-aristocrat to marry into the Royal Family for 400 years.How did a ‘commoner’ come to marry a princess, a woman whom he had long admired from afar ?In fact, ‘Tony’ descended from Welsh gentry, the son of a barrister and a society hostess. Educated at Eton College and Cambridge University – where he coxed the Light Blues to victory in the 1950 Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race – his family shared a long-established link with the Mountbatten arm of the Royal Family.In this engaging biography Helen Cathcart traces the first four decades of Lord Snowdon’s life, from the child of divorce and schoolboy victim of polio to successful photographer of the rich and famous and dutiful member of the Royal Family. Cathcart draws on close personal family sources to reveal the man behind the camera, the Old Etonian whose sense of timing and inquisitive interest in people made him one of the most original of British photographers. Set against a background of Irish castles, Thames-side hideaways and royal palaces, Cathcart also tells the definitive story of Lord Snowdon’s romance with Princess Margaret and their early married life together as one of Britain’s most glamorous couples.Lord Snowdon is packed with intensely revealing detail sure to appeal to all Royal Family enthusiasts.Praise for Helen‘An expert on royalty’ – The Guardian‘Wide acclaim as a royal biographer … objective, uninhibited and penetrating’ – Sunday Express‘Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them’ – Daily Mail‘The doyenne of royal biographers’ – Daily Telegraph

Lord Snowdon

W.H. Allen / Virgin Books

Light wear to boards, content clean with some spotting to outer edge pages, previous owners writing on first blank page and owners label, solidly bound, good DJ with some wear and a bit grubby, small tape repair to top spine

The Duchess of Kent

A compelling biography of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Loyal sister and friend to Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret grew up in the public gaze and was one of the most-discussed women in the world. But what was early life like for the younger sibling of the future monarch? And what role did she carve for herself within the Royal Family? Royal biographer Helen Cathcart offers a fascinating personal study of the first four decades of the Princess's life, from her birth at Glamis Castle and phenomenal childhood popularity in the nostalgic era of "the two little princesses," through watching her parents crowned in Westminster Abbey and dancing among the crowds after her sister's Coronation. The author casts crucial new light on "the Townsend affair," a crisis once compared with that of the Duke of Windsor, and the culminating love story of the Princess and the young photographer, Antony Armstrong-Jones. Against the changing scenes of royal palaces, Thames-side hideaways and Caribbean islands, and with deep family insight, Princess Margaret is the definitive inner story of the Queen's beloved sister, charismatic and unconventional, yet always her steadfast self.

Princess Margaret

Hardcover title. Biography complete to 1976. Lovely b&w photos.

Prince Charles: The biography

An enthralling biography of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.Ideal for readers of Ingrid Seward, Hugo Vickers and James Pope-Hennessy.‘I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service…’ – Princess Elizabeth, 1947Born third in line to the British throne, Elizabeth never expected to be Queen, yet her destiny was fixed with the abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII.Royal biographer Helen Cathcart’s fascinatingly intimate account charts Elizabeth’s extraordinary life, from her birth and early years growing up in the royal palaces – sleeping in the dungeons of Windsor Castle during the air raids of the Blitz – through to her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 and their life together as new parents.The death of Elizabeth’s beloved father, King George VI, in 1952 saw her life change forever when at the age of twenty-five she became Queen.Cathcart vividly brings to life many of the key events during the first thirty years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, including her spectacular Coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953 and subsequent six-month grand tour of the Commonwealth, as well as Her Majesty’s first televised Christmas broadcast in 1957.Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including family letters, royal journals and personal recollections, The Queen Herself is an exceptionally detailed biography of a loving daughter, wife and mother, as well as an iconic and celebrated national figurehead devoted to a life of service.The Queen Herself offers a fascinating insight into Her Majesty The Queen’s remarkable life and reign.‘Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them’ – The Daily Mail‘The doyenne of royal biographers’ – The Daily Telegraph‘A tireless chronicler of royalty’ – The Guardian‘One of the best books ever written about the Queen’ – Northwestern Evening Mail

The Queen Herself

WH Allen

Queen Mother: Fifty Years a Queen

Taplinger Pub. Co

A brilliantly intimate portrait of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their courtship and early years of married life together.\nA celebration of the love story between Britain’s longest reigning monarch and her royal consort, perfect for readers of Ingrid Seward, Andrew Morton and Andrew Lownie.\n‘If I am asked today what I think about family life after 25 years of marriage, I can reply with simplicity and conviction. I am for it.’ – The Queen, 20th November 1972\nHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enjoyed seventy-three years of happy married life together – the longest marriage of any royal British couple in history.\nBut how did they meet? What did their families think of their burgeoning relationship? What obstacles did the young couple face before and after their marriage? And how did a childhood friendship grow into the love story of the century?\nIn The Queen and Prince Philip royal biographer Helen Cathcart superbly reconstructs the early years of Elizabeth and Philip’s relationship, tracing their growing affection from the summer of 1939, when ‘Lilibet’ was a teenager and Philip a dashing navy cadet, through their wartime courtship and magnificent wedding in 1947 at Westminster Abbey. She skilfully narrates their adjustment to new parenthood in Clarence House and how, shortly afterwards, both their lives changed forever when Elizabeth ascended the throne as Queen in 1952 and Philip became Prince Consort.\nSet against a revealing background of family and wider social events, this is the first full story of their early years together as husband and wife documented from family letters, royal journals and the personal recollections of those close to the royal couple.\nThe Queen and Prince Philip takes us behind the scenes of one of the most romantic royal love stories of all time.\n‘Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them’ – The Daily Mail\n‘Compulsive and absorbing’ – The Daily Telegraph\n‘A tireless chronicler of royalty’ – The Guardian

The Queen and Prince Philip: The Early Years (The Royal House of Windsor)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Sapere Books

An engrossing biography of the woman who became the beloved matriarch of the modern British royal family.\nIdeal for readers of Hugo Vickers, Philip Ziegler and James Pope-Hennessey.\nAffectionately known as the Queen Mother, she was born a commoner and never expected to be Queen. Yet, her life was forever changed with the abdication of her brother-in-law, Edward VIII, and she rose to become one of the most popular royal figures.\nHelen Cathcart’s fascinatingly intimate account charts the life of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, from her birth and early years to her courtship and marriage to the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, through the abdication crisis and later period as Queen consort, before giving insight into the first forty years of her life as Queen Mother after her daughter, Elizabeth II, had ascended to the throne.\nDuring her long life the Queen Mother witnessed numerous challenges to her nation, including two world wars and the decline of British power, yet, as Cathcart reveals, she remained an unwavering pillar of support to both her husband and her daughter through these difficult times.\nDrawing information from family letters, royal journals and the personal recollections, The Queen Mother is an exceptionally detailed picture of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century.\n‘Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them’ – The Daily Mail\n‘the doyenne of royal biographers’ – The Daily Telegraph\n‘A tireless chronicler of royalty’ – The Guardian

The Queen Mother (The Royal House of Windsor)

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The royal bedside book

Lord Snowdon

The Duchess of Kent

Princess Margaret

Prince Charles: The biography

The Queen Herself

Queen Mother: Fifty Years a Queen

Prince Charles: The biography

The Queen and Prince Philip: The Early Years (The Royal House of Windsor)

The Queen Mother (The Royal House of Windsor)