Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage by Gyles Brandreth (2005-11-01) - Hardcover
This is the first major biography of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh-both royal, both great-great-great grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but in temperament and upbringing very different people. Her childhood was loving and secure, his turbulent: the Duke's grandfather was assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated by the time he was ten. For almost sixty years theirs have been among the most famous faces in the world-yet the personalities behind the image remain elusive, and the nature of their marriage is an enigma. Gyles Brandreth has met all the principal players in the story. He quotes no anonymous sources; he has known the Duke of Edinburgh for twenty-five years and has interviewed him. This is a unique and revealing portrait of a remarkable partnership.
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Thoughtful and outrageous . . . chirpy, energetic. . . . Intrusive, sympathetic, wholly original, often hilarious . . . unfailingly interesting.
Book Description:
The first substantial, authoritative biography of The Queen and Prince Philip (2004-09-22)
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- PublisherCentury
- Publication date2099
- ISBN 10 1844138445
- ISBN 13 9781844138449
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages448
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