A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies | Biography books

A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown review – a crown jewel among royal biographies | Biography books

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Like making barrels or thatching roofs, writing about the royal family is one of the traditional craft skills of this country. It involves raking over yellowing newspaper cuttings and polishing…

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Warhol idolised her, Thatcher copied her and Kingsley Amis had a deep fear of farting in her presence: but what was the Queen really like? | Books

Warhol idolised her, Thatcher copied her and Kingsley Amis had a deep fear of farting in her presence: but what was the Queen really like? | Books

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When people looked at the Queen, what did they see?On one level, the answer is obvious: they saw a living representation of the face they had absorbed, often without noticing,…

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