What a funny, astute and delightful book, giving a hilarious portrait of the Aristocracy. It is the official biography of Queen Mary, the Queen's Grandmother, which led to the opening of the door to meetings with Royality, courtiers and retainers around Europe.The candid secrets and observations had to be kept secret for 50 years. Now fully published and brilliantly edited by Hugo Vickers, it is a delight to read, a study of a bygone age, one which will never return.
(Shirley Williams - bwl 94 Autumn 2019 ) |
