The Windsors are England’s most famous family, but what are they really like when they’re out of the public gaze? Behind closed doors in every Royal residence, from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House, there are two families – one upstairs and one down – and nobody knows a Royal quite like a Royal servant, intimately acquainted as they are with every quirk, foible and eccentricity. And there are … are a fair few! This is the inside story of the Royal Family through the eyes of those who know them best, a sneak peek behind the ermine-trimmed curtains to reveal what they really get up to in their spare time. Are they just like us? Or are they are a world apart? Here are the answers to everything we’ve ever wondered about the Royals: which programmes does the Queen watch on TV? What music did the Queen Mother listen to? Who can drive and who can’t? What is it like to attend a dinner party thrown by Charles and Camilla? Who are the most popular (and most unpopular!) Royals to work for and why? Not in Front of the Corgis is the real Upstairs Downstairs – a unique and fascinating collection of all the secrets you ever wanted to know about the Royal Family.
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A great read for anyone who shares an interest in the British royals! Hard to put down, it’s an easy read!
It was a rather thin book which didn’t deliver on its purported focus.
It was a bit stuffy and at times boring. There were some interesting facts about the royal family and their servants.
Not what I expected but informative where the Royal family of England is concerned. Many more on the Royal funds than I knew.
First half was interesting…second half boring
Very little to do with the dogs eye view promised.
I’m not a fan of the Royals, or celebrity for celebrity’s sake, but I found this book fascinating. It brings up the fundamental question of why there’s so much inequality in the world. That might sound naive, but it’s a reminder that the notion that all people are created equal remains a far-off ideal. Why do these people, the Royals, have such a privileged status in the world? Why do they even exist? And to myself – why the fascination? If asking such basic questions is your cup of tea, then I recommend this book.