Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family by Tom Quinn

Description: Gilded Youth by Tom Quinn Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description For as long as the British monarchy has existed, royal children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us. Interweaving exclusive testimonies from palace staff with historical sources, Tom Quinn also uncovers outrageous tales of royal children misbehaving, often hilariously. Publisher Description New from the bestselling author of Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mothers Most Devoted Servant and Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle.For as long as the British royal family has existed, royal children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us - the royal familys obsession with making their children tough and independent as early as possible by farming out their parental duties to paid staff goes back centuries.Gilded Youth looks at centuries of royal and aristocratic children misbehaving, often hilariously - from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom to Prince Andrew peeing on a stable lads shoes; from Princess Margaret putting horse manure in a footmans pockets to Diana Spencer wearing crop tops, snogging a local village boy and drinking cider in a bus shelter; from a teenage Prince Harry throwing up in the street to Prince William becoming completely shut down and obsessed with doing the right thing regardless of the feelings of his brother. Even Queen Elizabeth herself reacted oddly to her upbringing, becoming in many ways obsessively compulsive - as a child she insisted her shoes should always be positioned in the same place, her lunch set out exactly the same way each day and that for tea she have jam pennies (small rounds of bread and jam), which she was still eating every afternoon into her nineties.The younger generation have to insist they want a normal or ordinary upbringing for their children because that goes down well with the public, but this is just window dressing. Gilded Youth looks at how, when it comes to children, the British royal family is still living in the Dark Ages.A prolific writer of books that explore Englands history, Tom Quinn uses his expertise to flesh out and bring context to some of the more recent controversies to emerge out of the palace. - Vanity Fair Author Biography Tom Quinn is the author of Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle; The Reluctant Billionaire: The Tragic Life of Gerald Grosvenor, Sixth Duke of Westminster; Mrs Keppel: Mistress to the King; Backstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mothers Most Devoted Servant and many more titles. He lives in London. Details ISBN 1785907646 ISBN-13 9781785907647 Title Gilded Youth Author Tom Quinn Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 304 Publisher Biteback Publishing GE_Item_ID:140195929; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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