Author : Karin Palshøj
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781741147490
The first biography of Australia's own fairytale princess.
Author : Anna Lerche
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 29,58 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Denmark
ISBN : 9788715109577
Author : Hugo Vickers
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 29,55 MB
Release : 2002-03-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312288867
The life of the mother-in-law of the present queen of England ... bridging the tumultuous history of 20th century Europe and intertwined with the tragedy and glory of that era.
Author : Trine Villemann
Publisher :
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Princesses
ISBN : 9780955950902
"The modern-day, real-life fairy tale of the young Australian commoner who became the Crown Princess of Denmark is detailed in this definitive biography. When Mary Donaldson walked into the Slip Inn restaurant in Sydney on the first Saturday of the 2000 Olympic Games, she met Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark, by chance, and her life was never the same again. The world watched as the Prince wooed Mary, and women everywhere swooned as Frederik shed a tear as he watched his bride walk down the aisle. This biography chronicles the incredible story of the thoroughly modern and elegant woman who has risen to the formidable challenge of being the Crown Princess of Denmark with grace and style"--Publisher's description.
Author : Kate Strasdin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 31,98 MB
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Design
ISBN : 1474269958
Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales – who later became Queen Consort – to unlock a rich tapestry of royal dress and society in the second half of the 19th century. More than 130 extraordinary garments from Alexandra's wardrobe survive, from sumptuous court dress and politicised fancy dress to mourning attire and elegant coronation gowns, and can be found in various collections around the world, from London, Oslo and Denmark to New York, Toronto and Tokyo. Curator and fashion scholar Kate Strasdin places these garments at the heart of this in-depth study, examining their relationships to issues such as body politics, power, celebrity, social identity and performance, and interpreting Alexandra's world from the objects out. Adopting an object-based methodology, the book features a range of original sources from letters, travel journals and newspaper editorials, to wardrobe accounts, memoirs, tailors' ledgers and business records. Revealing a shrewd and socially aware woman attuned to the popular power of royal dress, the work will appeal to students and scholars of costume, fashion and dress history, as well as of material culture and 19th century history.
Author : Ingrid Seward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,29 MB
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1471159582
For more than 70 years, the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip was at the centre of the nation's life. Now, in My Husband and I, Ingrid Seward reveals the real story of their loving and enduring relationship. When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn't without its problems. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of colour to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster Abbey in November 1947, there were 3000 guests, including six kings and seven queens. Within five years, as Queen Elizabeth II, she would ascend to the throne and later be crowned in front of millions watching through the new medium of television. Throughout her record-breaking reign until Prince Philip's death on 9 April 2021, she relied on the formidable partnership she had made with her consort. Now, acclaimed royal biographer Ingrid Seward sheds new light on their relationship and its impact on their family and on the nation. In My Husband and I, we discover the challenges faced by Prince Philip as he had to learn to play second fiddle to the Queen in all their public engagements, but we also get a revealing insight into how their relationship operated behind closed doors. As the years went by, there were rumours of marital troubles, fierce debates over how to bring up their children, and they had to deal with family traumas - from scandalous divorces to shocking deaths - in the full glare of the public eye. But somehow, their relationship endured and provided a model of constancy to inspire all around them. This book is not only a vivid portrait of a hugely important marriage, it is a celebration of the power of love.
Author : Elisabeth Basford
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 34,21 MB
Release : 2021-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0750997001
Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and her determination in the face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary's full and fascinating life.
Author : Julia Mary Cartwright Ady
Publisher :
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 17,67 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Europe
ISBN :
Author : Tomoko Taniguchi
Publisher : Central Park Media
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 29,52 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781586648985
A heartwarming tale of teen romance, Miss Taniguchi's intricate art and true-to-life storytelling pull the reader into the story of Mako, a young freshman, as she is torn between her feelings for her first love, Yo, and newly arrived badboy, Ryu. It's a classic love triangle told from a Japanese perspective.
Author : Christopher Warwick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Following the death of her mother, Ella spent some years at Windsor with her grandmother, Queen Victoria. During this time she met & became engaged to Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovitch. It was at their wedding that her sister, Alix, formed a love match with the future Tsar Nicholas II, an event which sealed the fate of both sisters.
