King's Counsellor
abdication and war: the diaries of sir alan lascelles edited by duff hart-davis
$57.13
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
10 August 2020
Summary
Tommy Lascelles’s Royal Diaries: A Ringside Seat to History
The diaries of ‘Tommy’ Lascelles - as featured in the Netflix hit THE CROWN
‘Brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless’ *Spectator*
‘Fascinating … as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war’ *Daily Telegraph*
As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, ‘Tommy’ Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474618205 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1474618200 |
| Author: | Sir Alan Lascelles, Duff Hart-Davis, Alan Lascelles |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 10 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 42mm |
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Critics Review
This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war– DAILY TELEGRAPH
Elegant and precise … a revealing glimpse into the drawing rooms of the great during the years of crisis and victory … Lascelles was an excellent judge of character, and posterity has almost always proved him right - EVENING STANDARD
This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war - DAILY TELEGRAPHMost - though by no means all - of the facts we know already: it is the angle from which they are viewed and the humour and intelligence of the observer which make these diaries both brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless - SPECTATOROffers fascinating and hitherto unseen glimpses of some of the most significant figures of our age … however, none emerges more engagingly than the diarist himself - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHOffers genuine insights into the role of the King’s adviser - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Sir Alan Lascelles
Tommy Lascelles, born Alan, was the nephew of the 5th Earl of Harewood, whose son married Princess Royal, daughter of George V. He won the Military Cross during WWI and served briefly in India, where he met his wife, Joan, daughter of the Viceroy. In the 1920s, he served as assistant private secretary to Edward, Prince of Wales, resigning due to concerns about Edward’s character. He then served as private secretary to the Governor-General in Canada, before returning to London as assistant private secretary to George V. He continued in the same role for Edward VIII, and then for George VI, becoming Private Secretary in 1943. Upon George VI’s death, he remained in the role of Private Secretary for Queen Elizabeth until her Coronation.
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