Do Let's Have Another Drink!
The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
New York : Atria Books, 2022, ©2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description: 228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
This collection of one hundred and one anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, features amusing and fascinating vignettes from her long life, including her coming of age during World War I and the 1936 abdication of her brother-in-law.
Contents:
East or West, home is best (1900-1910) -- War wounds (1910-1920) -- The delightful duchess (1920-1930) -- Queen (1930-1940) -- The most dangerous woman in Europe (1940-1950) -- Widow (1950-1960) -- Queen Mum (1960-1970) -- Steel marshmallows (1970-1980) -- Glasses filled with Dubonnet, gin and Pimm's (1980-1990) -- I shall miss those laughs (1990-2002) -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 -- Anecdotes.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 -- Anecdotes.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes.
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781668006931
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Elizabeth, The Queen Mother | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.