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The #1 New York Times bestselling, controversial portrait of the British royal family -- as told from behind the palace walls -- for fans of Netflix's The Crown and all royal watchers They are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace to raise the curtain on the men and women who make up the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana...here are the scandals of the last decades: the doomed marriages and the husbands, wives, lovers and children caught in their wake and damaged beyond repair. No one is spared.… (mais)
Dishy! If you're looking for the gossip-y scoop about the Windsor family, this is it. All anonymously-sourced, of course, it covers the recent history of the family, from its origins as a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, to the divorces of Charles and Andrew. It was originally published before Diana's death and there was an addendum to the edition I had that briefly touched on that, but if you're looking for more info about William and Harry's years after very early childhood, you won't find it here. One always has to take this kind of unauthorized book with a grain of salt or twelve, but I suspect that there is more truth than fiction. It is not always especially kind to its subjects, though I was surprised how sympathetic I felt towards Charles by the end of it, whose earnestness and desire for love and approval make him a poor fit in a family defined by its reserve and stiff upper lip. It's long but moves quickly, and is an easy read. ( )
Kitty Kelly puts together a fantastic biography of the current house of Windsor, as of 1995. Despite the objections of the family, Ms. Kelly cites 1000 plus interviews and sources for the book to put together a definitive guide that cuts through all of the rumors to get to the "truth" as best she can decipher it. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
"...Once in a while a family has to surrender itself to an outsider's account. A family can get buried in its own fairy dust, and this leads straight, in my opinion, to the unpacking of lies and fiction from its piddly shared scraps of inbred history..." From The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
"I believe in aristocracy though, if that is the right word and if a democrat may use it. Not an aristocracy of power based upon rank and influence, but an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate and the plucky. Its members are to be found in all nations and classes and all through the ages and there is a secret understanding between them when they meet. They represent the true human tradition, the one permanent victory of our queer race over cruelty and chaos." From a 1941 essay by E. M. Forster
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
To my husband John, who makes dreams come true.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
If a cat may look on a king, as the English proverb goes, so can a Kitty. (Author's Note)
Princess Margaret strode out of the theater. (Chapter One)
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Although the godlike luster has eroded and the institution has been diminished, even disgraced, the need for enchantment endures and the hope for renewal remains.
The #1 New York Times bestselling, controversial portrait of the British royal family -- as told from behind the palace walls -- for fans of Netflix's The Crown and all royal watchers They are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace to raise the curtain on the men and women who make up the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana...here are the scandals of the last decades: the doomed marriages and the husbands, wives, lovers and children caught in their wake and damaged beyond repair. No one is spared.
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