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The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Gareth Russell(Autor*in)

Atria Books (Verlag)

Erschienen am 1. November 2022

240 Seiten

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Intro
Title Page
Dedication
Author's Note
Chapter I: East or West, Home Is Best (1900-1910)
1. Late to Her Own Christening
2. The Benjamins
3. Bowes
4. The Monster of Glamis
5. Clipping Lord Crawford
Chapter II: War Wounds (1910-1920)
6. The Countess of Rothes's Trip to New York
7. Honey, Jam, Buns and Tea
8. Goodbye to the German Governess
9. Old Year's Night
10. The Mad Hatters
11. Miss Poignand's Singalong
12. Telegrams
13. Old Billy-O
14. 1917
15. Armistice at Glamis
Chapter III: The Delightful Duchess (1920-1930)
16. Lord Farquhar's Ball
17. Princes to Spare
18. Dickie, Diamond, and Dancing the Night Away
19. Dear Old Anne Boleyn
20. Cocktails with Fenella
21. The Old Ikon
22. Belfast
23. Drinky-poos
24. Naindikwa
25. Lilibet
Chapter IV: Queen (1930-1940)
26. The King's Speech
27. Just in Case
28. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marina?
29. Wallis from Baltimore
30. That's Mummy Now
31. Send in the Cavalry
32. An Unstable Throne
33. HRH
34. Beaton, Hartnell and Winterhalter
35. The Kaiser Sends His Condolences
36. The Toilet-Trapped Duchess
37. Queen Elizabeth
38. Have You Read Mein Kampf?
39. Hot Dogs on the Hudson
40. Who Is This Hitler?
Chapter V: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe (1940-1950)
41. Lizzie, Get Your Gun
42. Ah, a German!
43. A Wee Touch of the Imp
44. The Windsor Brothers
45. Hi, Your Majesty!
46. Grinning Liz
47. The Worst Mistake of My Life
48. Philip Mountbatten
49. Wedding Times and Conga Lines
Chapter VI: Widow (1950-1960)
50. Sissinghurst
51. I'll See You in the Morning
52. The House of the Northern Gate
53. Prince Paul's Chocolates
54. Group Captain Townsend
55. Dropping out for Dior
56. Her Excellency?
Chapter VII: Queen Mum (1960-1970)
57. Dear Old Edwina
58. The Countess of Snowdon
59. Mitfords, Marchmains and Mosleys
60. Queen of the Mey
61. The Zoo
62. Save Me from Good Intentions
63. Monsieur de Noailles's Cocktail Parties
64. Going Self-Service
65. Communist Confetti
66. Lochnagar
67. The Dry Martini Flush
68. Sprigs of Heather
Chapter VIII: Steel Marshmallows (1970-1980)
69. Sir Frederick's Bathroom
70. The Emperor's Visit
71. Even Hitler Was Afraid of Her
72. Do You Know Who I Am?
73. Raspberries
74. Parlour Games
75. Devoir and Dubonnet
76. The Politburo at the Palace
77. Good Old Cake
Chapter IX: Glasses Filled with Dubonnet, Gin and Pimm's (1980-1990)
78. Old Queens
79. Nerissa and Katherine
80. The Ghosts of the Romanovs
81. Mrs. Brown's Marriage Licence
82. I Shall Have to Look in My Book
83. A Talent to Amuse
84. In Friendship, Elizabeth?
85. Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and Elizabeth
86. The Viscount's Handshake
87. Highballs at Hillsborough Castle
Chapter X: I Shall Miss Those Laughs (1990-2002)
88. A Nip in the Air
89. The Salmon's Revenge
90. Major Burgess's Rollerblades
91. Back to Spencer House
92. Chief Leper
93. Prize Fighter
94. Matins and Martinis
95. The Captain's House
96. William, Harry and a Very Cunning Plan
97. My Old Man's a Dustman
98. Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
99. The Old Icon
100. Princess Margaret's Marigolds
101. Tay Bridge
Epilogue
Photographs
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
About the Author
References
Index
List of Illustrations
Copyright

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