Altho' his tour was no doubt tiring, this is an eg. of his tendency to self-pity. I've seen a letter where he talks of 'all the strenuous engagements that are my lot in life!!!!' [his excl. marks] More: #PRINCESS@ThistleBooks & @LyonsPress#USA#RoyalFamily#History#Royals
#OTD 1937 coronation of George VI. Date was originally fixed for Ed VIII's. Princess Eliz, 11, was asked to write an account. In red pencil, she wrote of the day, which started at 5am. It was all 'very, very wonderful.' More: #PRINCESS@ThistleBooks#RoyalFamily#Royals#History
Here's a wonderful Extraordinary Lives interview with Anhua Gao, whose memoir To The Edge Of The Sky we are very proud to publish.
https://t.co/zNJNUuSKS9
It's known Princess Eliz was allowed out on #VEDay but George VI also let her go to a party 2 weeks earlier when court in mourning for Roosevelt. The King's Sec. said her gr'father wd not have been so lenient! More: #PRINCESS@ThistleBooks#RoyalFamily#VEDay75 pic. Cecil Beaton
Here's a wonderful Extraordinary Lives interview with Anhua Gao, whose memoir To The Edge Of The Sky we are very proud to publish.
https://t.co/zNJNUuSKS9
Hubert Tannar was producer of the royal Xmas shows in #WW2 which began w/ small concert & led to pantos. Here he rehearses Aladdin, 1943. Princess Eliz (centre) is Aladdin, Margaret is Princess Roxana. More: #PRINCESS@ThistleBooks#RoyalFamily#TheQueen#Royals#History
Congratulations to @JaneDismore for her contribution to the fascinating The Queen at War, broadcast on ITV this week. If you missed it, it's still available on the ITV player.
#iamreading
Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich
by
Ben Foster & Clifford Thurlow
Blurb ●
Ben Foster works double shifts for minimum wage at a care home for boys with learning disabilities. With a… https://t.co/qRAOPuZ1wu
@benfosterauthor gives a fascinating interview here, in preparation for the People's Book Awards, where his memoir Gigolo has been shortlisted as book of the year.
https://t.co/BDHmZVVVOY