ROYALTY REVEALED: A Majestic Miscellany

Writer of more than 25 books, many of them about the British royal family and their corgis, acclaimed as a five star sensation under its original title 'We Are Amused', this 2020 edition is brought up to date with fascinating details from Her Majesty to Meghan Markle, including William, Kate and their three children, the new jewels in the royal crown. The A-Z begins with Abdication, Accession, Act of Settlement 1701 through Birthdays and Bridesmaids and Court Circulars and the Duchy of Cornwall, Eton College, Footmen, the George Cross and George Medal, Handbags, Tax, Jubilees, Knighthoods, Ladies in Waiting, Maids of Honour, Nannies, Order of Succession, Palace Stewards and Picnics, Queens, Racing, Religion, Salaries and State Banquets, Tartans and Tweeds and Trooping the Colour, Valets and the Royal Cross, Royal Warrants and Wine, X-Ray Machine, Yachts, to Zara Phillips. Every detail of whatever the royals do, wear, eat and drink is avidly consumed and it is a never-ending soap opera. When Zara Phillips, daughter of the Princess Royal, appeared with a stud showing through her pierced tongue it made headlines for days and pictures sold all over the world, while speculation about the wealth of the Windsors provides endless stories. The scandal that was caused by the Duke of York's unfortunate friendship with an American billionaire who was convicted of sexual offences and found dead in his prison cell ended the Duke's career. Packed with fascinating details and witty to the point of wickedness. Which member of the royal family won't travel anywhere without his own lavatory seat? What wedding present did Gandhi give to the Queen and Prince Philip? Why did Diana's arrival at her wedding cause an unexpected commotion among the establishment? 274pp, paperback.