- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (2 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007126182
- ISBN-13: 978-0007126187
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 361,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Behind the scenes of the private world at the heart of royalty, as revealed by a distinguished royal commentator.
One of our best-informed royal chroniclers goes behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace to tell the real story of what goes on inside the royal residences through the eyes and words of royal staff past and present.
Hundreds of anecdotes reveal the conditions in which the staff live and work and also their relationship with the Royals they serve. How does one get a job as personal footman to the Queen? Why does Prince Charles still have to send a written note to her Page of the Backstairs requesting a meeting with his mother? Which members of the royal family are best to work for? How does the Queen dispose of her old dresses? How much does every member of the Royal Household earn? How much ‘moonlighting’ goes on at the Palace? What are the duties of a royal valet? Why does the Queen hate men in three-piece suits, and still employ a Fender Mender?
Buckingham Palace remains an independent kingdom with its own rules and customs. Brian Hoey investigates the hierarchy in the Royal Household: the Master of the Household decides who get sthe best rooms to stay in at the Palace; the Lord Chamberlain issues invitations to Garden Parties; the Keeper of the Privy Purse allocates seats in the royal box at the Albert Hall.
‘Palace politics’ have never been so intimately revealed as in this searching account of the private world at the heart of royalty.
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One of our best-informed royal chroniclers goes behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace to tell the real story of what goes on inside the royal residences through the eyes and words of royal staff past and present.
Hundreds of anecdotes reveal the conditions in which the staff live and work and also their relationship with the Royals they serve. How does one get a job as personal footman to the Queen? Why does Prince Charles still have to send a written note to her Page of the Backstairs requesting a meeting with his mother? Which members of the royal family are best to work for? How does the Queen dispose of her old dresses? How much does every member of the Royal Household earn? How much ‘moonlighting’ goes on at the Palace? What are the duties of a royal valet? Why does the Queen hate men in three-piece suits, and still employ a Fender Mender?
Buckingham Palace remains an independent kingdom with its own rules and customs. Brian Hoey investigates the hierarchy in the Royal Household: the Master of the Household decides who gets the best rooms to stay in at the Palace; the Lord Chamberlain issues invitations to Garden Parties; the Keeper of the Privy Purse allocates seats in the royal box at the Albert Hall.
‘Palace politics’ have never been so intimately revealed as in this searching account of the private world at the heart of royalty.
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63 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A fascinating insight into how Buckingham Palace functions. The book covers all aspects of how life is organised for the Royal Family, from transport to the detail that goes into organising State Banquets. The reason I have a high regard for Brian Hoey is that unlike so many other Royal commentators he doesn't write in a gossipy fashion and avoids making a series of assumptions, which unfortunately many others have to resort to.
A must have for any Monarchist!
A must have for any Monarchist!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for my mum who is an ardent royalist. She loved it, and raved about the details it contained about the everyday workings of the royal household. I never usually read this type of book but picked it up whilst staying at mum's and actually it is a very interesting read. It is largely a collection of factual information detailing all the intricacies of palace life, why the Queen's bed sheets are longer than Prince Phillip's, which royals are nicest to their servants, the fact that the Queen refuses to wear a seatbelt etc. etc. There is no over the top gushing sentimentality here, nor any critical damning of the royals. It's just a very well researched, very well informed account of the way British royalty works delivered in an easy to read, well written style. Great for royal admirers, useful for those just interested in how things work `behind palace doors'.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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i really enjoyed this book.....but there again....i am a great royalist and love reading all the biographies and anything i can find in magazines and newspapers. the queen does a marvelous job and i am a great admirer of all that she stands for. what other OAPs work as hard as the queen and prince phillip at their ages? absolutely incredible.
this book is well written, informative and interesting. yes....i highly recommend it.
this book is well written, informative and interesting. yes....i highly recommend it.
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An excellent read, compelling with a real insight into working for the Royal Family.Easy to get into, very easy to stay there.
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ITS A MUST FOR ROYAL FANS ALIKE
TELL you the ins and out of the royal behind closed doors of buckingham palace it was very detail read
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