Philip : the final portrait : Elizabeth, their marriage and their dynasty
Book |
Revised and updated edition. |
Coronet,
London :
[2021]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorold | 941.085092 BRAND | Nonfiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Philip, elusive, complex, controversial, challenging, often humorous, sometimes irascible, is the man Elizabeth II once described as her 'constant strength and guide'. Who was he? What was he really like? What is the truth about those 'gaffes' & the rumours of affairs? This is the final portrait of an unexpected and often much-misunderstood figure. It is also the portrait of a remarkable marriage that endured for more than seventy years. Philip and Elizabeth were both royal by birth, both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria but in temperament and upbringing, they were two very different people. The Queen's childhood was loving and secure, the Duke's was turbulent; his grandfather assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated when he was only ten. Elizabeth & Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947, aged twenty-one and twenty-six. Philip: The Final Portrait tells the story of two contrasting lives, assesses the Duke of Edinburgh's character and achievement, and explores the nature of his relationships with his wife, his children and their families and with the press and public and those at court who were suspicious of him in the early days. This is a powerful, revealing and, ultimately, moving account of a long life and a remarkable royal partnership.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781444769579
- Physical Description: viii, 513 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 25 cmprint
- Edition: Revised and updated edition.
- Publisher: London : Coronet, [2021]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.