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King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles by Alan Lascelles (Paperback, 2007)
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Tommy Lascelles' diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's coronation. In between we see George VI at work and play, a portrait more intimate than any other previously published. The early part about Edward VIII is a damning profile: the bulk of the book is WWII as seen from a key courtier - Lascelles is first assistant and soon Private Secretary to the King and Queen. The last part, enititled Royal Crises, is post-war. Here is Queen Mary's concern over the marriage of her grandson George Harewood (Lascelles' second cousin) and Princess Margaret's relationship with the equerry, Peter Townsend. There is one additional element: Winston Churchill. Lascelles shows the PM and the King and how they worked together. Nor did Churchill always get his own way. Lascelles was a fine writer - like most of the best diaries, his are a delight to read as well as being invaluable history.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780753822258
eBay Product ID (ePID)87841570
Product Key Features
Book TitleKing's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles
AuthorAlan Lascelles
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory, Books
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width153mm
Item Weight740g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAlan Lascelles
EditorDuff Hart-Davis
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 07 Dec, 2021
An interesting, but not bean spilling read
A very interesting read, not a lot of royal gossip, but fills some of the blanks in over the abdication of King edward V111 th later the Duke of Windsor, with an interestig view of day to day life, as a private sercretary to the king.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
