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Quinn, Tom

 
9781785907647: Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family
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ISBN 10 : 1785907646 ISBN 13 : 9781785907647
Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

For as long as the British monarchy has existed, royal children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us. From medieval wet nurses to today’s Norland nannies and elite boarding schools, princes and princesses have endured parental abandonment for centuries as their parents farmed out childrearing duties to paid staff.

And as this marvellous romp of a book demonstrates, dysfunctional childhood experiences produce emotionally damaged adults, as evidenced by Edward VIII – who was horribly mistreated by his nanny – and his marriage to his substitute mother figure, Mrs Simpson; by alcoholic party girl Princess Margaret; and by rebellious Harry and his desperate desire to adopt Meghan Markle’s world view, to the detriment of his relationship with his brother.

Interweaving exclusive testimonies from palace staff with historical sources, Tom Quinn also uncovers outrageous tales of royal children misbehaving, often hilariously – from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom to the Queen mischievously pranking unsuspecting visitors with dog biscuits to Prince William pinching a teacher’s bottom.

Amusing and shocking in equal measure, Gilded Youth examines how the royal family has clung to outmoded traditions that centre on emotional coldness and detachment, and how, when it comes to children, the British royal family is still living in the Dark Ages.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tom Quinn is the author of Scandals of the Royal Palaces: An Intimate Memoir of Royals Behaving Badly; Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle; The Reluctant Billionaire: The Tragic Life of Gerald Grosvenor, Sixth Duke of Westminster; Mrs Keppel: Mistress to the King; Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother’s Most Devoted Servant and many more titles. He lives in London.

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Éditeur
Biteback Publishing
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785907646
ISBN 13 
9781785907647
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
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Personne responsable
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