Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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She and Winston Churchill are given honors for keeping the spirit of England encouraged during the years of the blitz of London. However, after the war and the death of her husband she continued her years of service to the crown and her daughter, the Queen. She lost a brother in WW1, and she was very protective of her mother, who suffered from mental health issues as a result. Although increasingly anachronistic, the Queen Mother gains in affection from the British public as the years go by, remaining an enduring symbol of stability as the world changes. this type of writing allows to have an overview of person’s life, detailed just enough to understand the character and be personalized, rather than dive in into 600+pages biography.

The title comes from her fondness for drink and her use of that expression when she wanted to turn the conversation away from a topic she had no wish to discuss. A rather entertaining, eye opening book about English royalty, The Queen Mother lived an extraordinarily long life. Unlike Princess Diana she knew what she was getting into marrying into the royal family even though at that time Bertie was the second son and not in line for the throne. She was sneered at (behind her back) for her weight, her perceived common touch, her perpetual smile (described as a grin, and giving rise to the nickname of Grinners), and her husband.It’s all here- her support of George VI, her antipathy toward the Duke of Windsor, her love for her family and her daughters- what is apparent in this book vice others is her kind, generous, witty personality and her ability to put anyone at ease from the residents of the east end of London whose houses were bombed in the Blitz to the members of the British aristocracy. While fascination with the royal family rarely wanes, the younger generations tend to grab all the headlines. Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother is a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable biography. Following the Abdication crisis of 1936, Prince Albert was crowned King George VI, and Elizabeth was crowned as Queen Consort.

The book is a fascinating look at the entire twentieth century and events that Elizabeth witnessed first-hand. If you are in your seventies, however, you will remember the furore over Margaret’s doomed relationship with Group Captain Peter Townsend. Another masterpiece by Gareth Russell, “Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother,” is the perfect gift for fans of the English Royal Family. This is not my usual area of interest, especially for my blog, but I have always wanted to learn more about the House of Windsor. With 101 anecdotes that span the 101 years of the Queen Mother's life, it was like walking through history through the narrow (euro-centric, aristocratic) window of one person's life.If you watch The Crown , none of this wit and fizz makes an appearance, which is a shame (if watch The Crown got should also listen to this, I beg of you).

The criticism of her weight gain was mentioned all throughout the book, but it never seemed to dampen her love of good food and drink, nor dim her cheerful good humor. She was ruthlessly political, especially when it came to the Abdication, and the way in which to treat the former King and Mrs Simpson, who, from their brief appearances in this text, appear to have been thoroughly deserving of the exile they endured.Rather than the standard biography this is told through 101 little stories, memories and anecdotes from the decades of her long life. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. I thought from the somewhat comical cover, that the book might be less substantial and focus more on the quips and (perhaps) public gaffs that the Queen Mother was known for.

She certainly enjoyed imbibing in cocktails many of which were strong enough to knock over the average person. He is the author of "Young and Damned and Fair," "The Ship of Dreams" (A Daily Telegraph Best History Book, 2019) and "Do Let's Have Another Drink" (A Times Book of the Year, 2022). Cecil Beaton, the photographer, once described Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as a marshmallow made on a welding machine. This book is a totally delightful, humorous, and compelling collection of 101 vignettes about the Queen Mother during her lifetime. Everything changed when his brother, King Edward VIII, famously renounced the crown to marry Wallis Simpson.Featuring new revelations and colorful anecdotes about the woman Cecil Beaton, the high society photographer, once summarized as “a marshmallow made on a welding machine,” Do Let’s Have Another Drink is a delightful celebration of one of the most consistently popular members of the royal family. William Shawcross’ biography is a time investment for sure…) However, Russell chose 101 different anecdotes from Elizabeth’s life to highlight her wit and levity. First line: When Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born in the summer of 1900, Queen Victoria was the British monarch. Russell’s wide variety of anecdotes, especially from people that have not been interviewed before, set this biography apart.