Book description
Following the success of 'You Look Awfully Like the Queen', this is a
second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by
Thomas Blaikie.
An unfortunate culture clash occurred when a Geordie councillor was
invited to one of the Queen's informal lunches. As is the old-fashioned
custom there were two puddings. The Queen enquired, 'Would you like cake
or meringue?' 'No, y'er not wrang, Your Majesty,' the councillor
replied. 'I'll have the cake.'
On a Royal visit to St Albans Abbey in January 2006, the Duchess of
Cornwall spied a ladder in a corner and attempted to make an unscheduled
ascent. 'Not in those shoes,' her lady-in-waiting said firmly, bringing
the runaway Duchess back into line.
'It's for my nanny,' Prince Harry thoughtfully explained to a somewhat
wide-eyed assistant at Selfridges as she popped his purchase into a bag.
It was a maribou-trimmed thong.
The Royal Family has been a source of curiosity and amusement for
centuries, and in this delightful little book, Thomas Blaikie takes a
second fond look at the UK's first family. Published to mark the Queen's
80th birthday, this second instalment includes more stories of our
favourite royals, along with newer additions to the adult clan,
including the Duchess of Cornwall and Princes William and Harry.
Praise for: 'You Look Awfully Like the Queen':
'Charming [and] amusing…Hilarious tales and…fascinating insights.' Good
Book Guide
'We are amused…A witty and affectionate collection.' Daily Mail
'Delightful.' This England Thomas Blaikie is a writer and English
teacher, and author of 'You Look Awfully Like the Queen: Wit and Wisdom
from the House of Windsor' and 'Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners'. He
reviews for the Spectator and the Yorkshire Post.
