Book description
The Daily Telegraph
'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers'
Hilary Mantel, New Statesman Books of the Year 2018
'A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a…
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1 author picked The Quest for Queen Mary as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the hilarious account of an official biographer tracking down European royalty. They were the extended family of Queen Mary, the current queen’s grandmother. Pope-Hennessey had been commissioned to write the official biography of Mary, the wife of King George V. He talked to a full range of eccentrics who were either relations of Queen Mary, or knew her well. The behind-the-scenes gossip he was given, as well as the insight into the absurdities of having a royal family in a democratic country, are both priceless.
From William's list on the modern British monarchy.
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