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Author
Language
English
Description
The author of The Diana Chronicles takes readers inside the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana, showing the Queen's stoic resolve as family drama raged around her.
"Never again" became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Princess Diana's tragic death. More specifically, there could never be "another Diana"--a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy....
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A celebration and a tribute, this is a dazzling pictorial account of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, her family, and the history of the British monarchy"--Back cover.
From her Norman ancestors to her great-grandchildren, this authoritative text covers much more than the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It includes details of the queen's personal and private life; highlights important events; showcases the royal residences; and features timelines that...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Gallery books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 341 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Biographer "Christopher Andersen takes readers behind palace walls to examine the surprising similarities and stark differences among three remarkable women--Queen Elizabeth; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; and Princess Kate."--Book jacket.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The British royal family has long captivated people around the world. This intriguing documentary gathers archival footage and photographs from nearly a century of the House of Windsor's history, presenting a unique look at the pomp and pageantry that surround these fascinating figures. Highlights include the wedding of Charles and Diana (1981); Diana's funeral (1997); and the announcement of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton (2010).
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meghan Markle's trajectory from unknown actress to world icon is remarkable. After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, she fought hard for stardom. But even when she landed her breakthrough role, her lifelong dream of celebrity remained elusive. In 2016 she created the ultimate fairy-tale ending: she captivated her very own prince. Finally, the world was her stage. The British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding,...
6) Spare
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (297 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For the first time ever, cameras are allowed inside to chronicle one year of life at Windsor Castle, providing a behind-the-scenes look at both the royal family and the staff who live and work there.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers--the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle--to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip...
Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil, exposing the infighting, family deterioration,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler--and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians who barely thought him up to the job. Meanwhile, as the...
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the Royal family. The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men? From royal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Diana's Boys revealed the powerful bond between the teenaged princes, and how it strengthened even more in the wake of their mother's tragic death. Now, twenty years later, Queen Elizabeth II is in her mid-nineties, Prince Charles is in his seventies, and all eyes are turned increasingly toward William and Harry again. Christopher Andersen picks up where he left off, covering everything that has happened to the brothers as they have grown up, gotten...
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