The Quest for Queen Mary
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‘A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos … this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year’
Max Hastings, Sunday Times
‘One of the funniest, most eccentric books of the year’
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary’s official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age.
Giving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, The Quest for Queen Mary is set to be a classic of royal publishing.
Hugo Vickers is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Princess Andrew of Greece and the Duchess of Windsor. His book The Kiss won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. His polemic, The Crown – Truth & Fiction attracted international publicity in 2018.Funny and astute, it provides a loathly feast for royal-watchers
—Hilary Mantel, New StatesmanAlmost every page is a gem, but the chapter about Henry Duke of Gloucester must be one of the most hilarious pieces of English prose in our language
—A.N. Wilson, SpectatorMagnificent—Telegrapha delightful and highly indiscreet account of the sheer craziness of royal life.—Moira Hodgson, Wall Street Journal
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| Dimensions | 1.125 × 6.375 × 9.5 in |
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| Subjects | HIS015070, british history, Mary of Teck, queen consort, royal history |
