The Royal We This was quite possibly the most unexpected, and entertaining read I have had in a very long time. I picked it up on a sale – and had very low expectations, despite all the good reviews. As a royal watcher, I don’t know anything I dislike more than when people write royal… Continue reading Review: The Royal We
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Advent calendar: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
One of the royal biographies I read this year was Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie. If you are into history, women in history or royalty, I heartily recommend it. It took me some time to get through after the initial first pages, but that was more due to personal lack… Continue reading Advent calendar: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Review: Kongens hus : Alle kongeparets hjem
Kongens hus : Alle kongeparets hjem by Queen Sonja I picked this up at the library, after I saw it exhibited at the Open Palace tour in Oslo. It is a beautiful book filled with photographs and interesting text about all the residences that the King and Queen inhabit. The book is worth looking through for… Continue reading Review: Kongens hus : Alle kongeparets hjem
Review: Madeleine : Prinsessan privat
Madeleine : Prinsessan privat by Johan T Lindwall I’m not sure I will ever get used to the Swedish royal reporters’ way of writing biographies. First of all – there is too much inference of what the persons in this book were thinking about specific events. Another reviewer said that a problem with it is that… Continue reading Review: Madeleine : Prinsessan privat
Review: A Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country
For some reason, I really seem to enjoy books where people move to another country and give their reflections on living there. In this case, British journalist from London moving to Jutland, Denmark. (Something a lot of Copenhageners I know would have had a serious problem with.) She covers topics, month for month, as she… Continue reading Review: A Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country
Review: On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer
On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer by Dickie Arbiter The book details the time of Dickie Arbiter’s work in the press office at Buckingham Palace. First working for the Prince and Princess of Wales, then later for the royal collections (and also seemingly chipping in whenever needed, as… Continue reading Review: On Duty with the Queen: My Time as a Buckingham Palace Press Officer
Review: Still Reigning: Thoughts of a Queen
Still Reigning: Thoughts of a Queen by The Queen [of Twitter] I loved and chuckled often at The Queen_UK on Twitter in the beginning. I have the first book, and laughed several times while reading it. In most of her tweets and analysis, I thought she was spot on. Witty. However, with this one… I… Continue reading Review: Still Reigning: Thoughts of a Queen
Review: Mrs. Queen Takes the Train
Mrs Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn This book in the same genre as The Uncommon Reader is, and enjoyable for many of the same reasons. It is fictional, but with enough facts mixed in to make it fun to read. (Not a book if you’re taking everything deadly serious.) The Queen becomes a character with… Continue reading Review: Mrs. Queen Takes the Train
Review: 10% Happier
I can’t remember where I first saw the review for this, and when I picked it up, though I know it is recent, and I might have seen it on one of the many book blogs I skim through Feedly. (Amazon tells me I bought it 9 days ago.) I’d like to say I picked it… Continue reading Review: 10% Happier