Description
| Product ID: | 9781782433651 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Wicked Wit |
| Title: | The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Authors: | Author: Karen Dolby |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Biography: royalty, Biography: royalty, Humour collections and anthologies, Humour collections & anthologies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II is a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public. <p><b>A beautiful collection celebrating the Queen’s humour, with amusing quotations and stories about royal life</b>.<br><br>When thinking of the Queen, our first image is one of dignity and authority. She is the very definition of majesty: the British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the head of the Commonwealth. But as anyone who knows her will tell you, in person she has a<b> wicked sense of humour</b>:<br><br>* Occasionally <b>unintentiona</b>l (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired 'Have you been playing a long time?')<br><br>* Sometimes <b>cannily astute</b> ('I have to be seen to be believed')<br><br>* At times <b>downright silly</b> (nicely demonstrated when staff at Balmoral discovered the Queen jumping up and down with glee exclaiming 'I've won, I've won!' after hearing that England had beaten Australia in the cricket)<br><br>… the Queen’s <b>sense of humour is like no other</b>. <br><br>Revealing a side of the Queen's personality that the public rarely see, this joyous book is a timely <b>celebration of royal humour </b>as Elizabeth II succeeds Victoria as Britain's longest-serving monarch.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-05-21 |
