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King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles: Abdication and War - The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix (17 Oct 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753822253
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753822258
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 307,121 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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KENNETH ROSE, DAILY TELEGRAPH
"This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war." (KENNETH ROSE DAILY TELEGRAPH )

"Most - 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." (PHILIP ZIEGLER THE SPECTATOR )

"Lascelles' diary - now expertly edited by Duff Hart-Davis - offers fascinating and hitherto unseen glimpses of some of the most significant figures of our age... however, none emerges more engagingly than the diarist himself." (JOHN ADAMSON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )

"a biography of Sir Alan Lascelles, crafty manipulator, and clandestine homosexual, would be a fascinating book." (LITERARY REVIEW )

"sharply written diaries" (PAUL JOHNSON THE SPECTATOR )

"an elegant and precise diary... 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." (DOMINIC SANDBROOK EVENING STANDARD )

"offer genuine insights into the role of the King's adviser." (THE INDEPENDENT )

"What he has written might upset many of the royal inner circle, but is undeniably riveting reading." (THE RESIDENT )

"A great read, written with humour and elegance." (BELFAST TELEGRAPH ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting personal account, 10 Jul 2007
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An interesting piece of history by a man who, as private secretary to King George VI, had close contact with everyone at the heart of the British government during the war years. The sub title "Abdication and War.." is, however, something of a misnomer. Although the text nominallly begins in November 1935, the diary proper starts in June 1942. The abdication is therefore only discussed in retrospect and lacks the immediacy of a contemporaneous account. Even so, many insights are given into the character of Edward VIII as well as a host of other well-known and lesser-known figures of the time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars From within but maybe too discreet for our days - a testament of a by-gone time, 8 May 2008
By Klaus van Amelrode "kmcva" - See all my reviews
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Tommy Lascelles served as private secretary to several British monarchs. His private diaries provide a revealing insight into the machinery of monarchy and the personalities therein. Including Edward VIII's abdication and Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne, Lascelles's diaries also cover crises, coronations and Princess Margaret's affair with Peter Townsend. They also bring to light how the House of Windsor operated during the Second World War.

So here are what a personality at the very center wrote down, but one have to bear in mind that he was raised in the grand tradition of the English Gentleman and royal coutier. So having seen it all does not necessarily mean write it down as well. Diaries are private, but a Private Secretary to the King or Queen is properly quite aware that one day his writings might be published. So one can not help to feel that too much is left out, being too discreet. But already this is initself interesting as it shows how much support, respect and protection the monarchs commanded. We are used to "kiss and tell" stories even from royalty themself. So it is in away a testament of a by-gone area. There are so few information on the abdication of Edward VIII that it is quite disappointing. Nevertheless, all in all worth a read.
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