The Royals Part 34

EPILOGUE.

AFTERWORD.

CHAPTER NOTES.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

ALSO BY KITTY KELLEY.

A CORONATION FOR THE ROYALS!.

COPYRIGHT.

KITTY K KELLEY is an internationally acclaimed writer whose last book, is an internationally acclaimed writer whose last book, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, sold faster than any biography in publis.h.i.+ng history. Before that her book about Frank Sinatra, His Way His Way, set another publis.h.i.+ng record as the biggest-selling biography. Jackie Oh! Jackie Oh! and and Elizabetha Taylor: Elizabetha Taylor: The Last Star The Last Star were also internetional bestsellers. Kelly, who has been honored by her peers, received the 1987 Outstanding Author Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors "for her courageous writing on popular culture." She also received the Philip M. Stern Award form Was.h.i.+ngton Independent Writers for "her outstanding service to writers and the writing profession," as well as the Medal of Merit from the Lotos Club of New York City. In 1993, Brandeis University National Women's Committee established a major book collection in her honor. She lives in Was.h.i.+ngton, D.C. with her husband. were also internetional bestsellers. Kelly, who has been honored by her peers, received the 1987 Outstanding Author Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors "for her courageous writing on popular culture." She also received the Philip M. Stern Award form Was.h.i.+ngton Independent Writers for "her outstanding service to writers and the writing profession," as well as the Medal of Merit from the Lotos Club of New York City. In 1993, Brandeis University National Women's Committee established a major book collection in her honor. She lives in Was.h.i.+ngton, D.C. with her husband.

ALSO BY KITTY KELLEY.

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A Coronation for THE ROYALS!.

"Deliciously readable... pages that genuinely illuminate the careers of the flawed humans who have occupied and circled the throne this century. Never before have all the stories about all the bit players, from Prince Philip to Princess Margaret, from the Queen Mother to the grimly devoted old courtiers, been collected in a single, useful place."

-Was.h.i.+ngton Post Book World "Salacious... irreverent... juicy details... The product of four years' research and is regarded as the most sensational of her scandal-packed oeuvre... gripping."

-Chicago Sun-Times "Don't you want to know who treated and counseled 'Fergie' and for what? Don't you want to know the subject that was discussed on the missing minutes of the Princess Diana James Gilbey 'Squidgy' tapes-Don't you want to see the pictures of Edward and Mrs. Simpson greeting Hitler with a warm clasp?"

-Los Angeles Times "A rarefied look inside the world of aristocracy."

-Philadelphia Inquirer "Controversial... an often fascinating look at what everyone seems to be talking about in the wake of the death of the Princess of Wales... THE ROYALS is actually a close, and not always flattering, view of the entire royal family, starting with the present queen's mother and father."

-Dallas Morning News "Scandal-packed."

-Vanity Fair "Miss Kelley is a fine writer and indefatigable researcher... She has lost none of her edge here in THE ROYALS... A delightful read... As early as the second page, Miss Kelley is referring to the royal family's 'secrets of alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy, insanity, h.o.m.os.e.xuality, bis.e.xuality, adultery, infidelity, and illegitimacy' in this century. None of this is exaggerated, none of it is false."

-Was.h.i.+ngton Times "Scathing... a tonic following the near-canonization of the People's Princess."

-Entertainment Weekly "Entertaining... fun to read... good stuff."

-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The larger, hotter rumors are as interesting for the way they are presented and justified as for what they contain."

-The New Yorker "Illuminating insight into the royals' lives and history."

-Observer (London) (London) "The best pages in THE ROYALS are about the hedonistic lives of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Anthony Armstrong Jones/Lord Snowden... THE ROYALS makes a battle mace with which to dent a rusting crown."

-San Diego Union-Tribune "A genuinely independent book about the monarchy."

-Guardian (London) (London) "An irresistible book... Kelley does a boffo job on Sarah Ferguson... her description of the Duke of Windsor... is worthy of Noel Coward... her Diana stories are a welcome antidote to the lachrymose news coverage of her death and funeral, as refres.h.i.+ng as sherbet between heavy courses. Choose your flavor."

-American Spectator "A smorgasbord of scandalous tidbits... warts-and-all biography."

-People "Kelley's book sizzles."

-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Kelley's pen is mightier than the sword."

-Houston Voice

* George III spoke English but as a second language; he preferred German. George III spoke English but as a second language; he preferred German.

* Between themselves, the Duke and d.u.c.h.ess of Windsor referred to the winsome Princess as "s.h.i.+rley" after s.h.i.+rley Temple, the most successful child star in Hollywood history. Between themselves, the Duke and d.u.c.h.ess of Windsor referred to the winsome Princess as "s.h.i.+rley" after s.h.i.+rley Temple, the most successful child star in Hollywood history.

* In 1971, when Queen Elizabeth was forty-five years old, she caught chicken pox from her seven-year-old son, Edward. In 1982, at the age of fifty-six, she had her first wisdom tooth extracted. In 1971, when Queen Elizabeth was forty-five years old, she caught chicken pox from her seven-year-old son, Edward. In 1982, at the age of fifty-six, she had her first wisdom tooth extracted.

* Because she is female and first in line to the throne, she is Because she is female and first in line to the throne, she is presumed presumed to be the heir. If she were male (far more preferable), she would be called the heir apparent. to be the heir. If she were male (far more preferable), she would be called the heir apparent.

* Philip and Elizabeth were second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark, third cousins through Queen Victoria, and fourth cousins once removed through King George III. Philip and Elizabeth were second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark, third cousins through Queen Victoria, and fourth cousins once removed through King George III.

* Movietone News was a newsreel shown in movie houses before the advent of television. By buying tickets to a cinema, people could see the news before or after the featured film. Newsreels, created in 1909, were especially popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Movietone News was a newsreel shown in movie houses before the advent of television. By buying tickets to a cinema, people could see the news before or after the featured film. Newsreels, created in 1909, were especially popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

The British writer Nigel Nicolson recalls watching a newsreel in London in 1947 with his friend Sibyl Colfax. They had come to see the Mountbattens' departure from India at the end of his term as Viceroy.

"They were seen off at the airport by [Prime Minister] Jawaharlal Nehru," said Nicolson. "As the plane took off, Sibyl said to me, 'But what they didn't show was that Edwina at the last moment kissed Nehru full on the lips, which deeply shocked Indian feelings, undoing all the good that d.i.c.kie had done.' The woman sitting immediately in front of us turned and said, 'Hullo, Sibyl.' It was Edwina Mountbatten, and sitting beside her was her husband. They had come incognito to the cinema to watch themselves. There was little doubt that they had heard what Sibyl said. I whispered to her, 'Would you like to leave?' 'I think we'd better,' she replied. We left."

* The next year, 1948, the Labor government pa.s.sed the British Nationality Act, making Commonwealth citizens.h.i.+p equivalent to British citizens.h.i.+p, thus giving every citizen of the Commonwealth a legal right to reside in the United Kingdom. When the Commonwealth was established, members agreed that the British monarch should be the "symbol of the free a.s.sociation of (Commonwealth) nations and as such Head of the Commonwealth," regardless of whether a member country retained the British monarch as its head of state. By 1997, the Commonwealth had 53 member states with a combined population of 1.4 billion. The next year, 1948, the Labor government pa.s.sed the British Nationality Act, making Commonwealth citizens.h.i.+p equivalent to British citizens.h.i.+p, thus giving every citizen of the Commonwealth a legal right to reside in the United Kingdom. When the Commonwealth was established, members agreed that the British monarch should be the "symbol of the free a.s.sociation of (Commonwealth) nations and as such Head of the Commonwealth," regardless of whether a member country retained the British monarch as its head of state. By 1997, the Commonwealth had 53 member states with a combined population of 1.4 billion.

* The official engagement photograph shows Philip, handsome in his uniform, beside Elizabeth, her hands folded to display her platinum ring. A friend recalled how thrilled she was with the ring, which symbolized the end of her drab years and the beginning of a happy future. Elizabeth said, "It's like turning a page in a book." The official engagement photograph shows Philip, handsome in his uniform, beside Elizabeth, her hands folded to display her platinum ring. A friend recalled how thrilled she was with the ring, which symbolized the end of her drab years and the beginning of a happy future. Elizabeth said, "It's like turning a page in a book."

* "Philip, who has great humor, joked about my being blacklisted," recalled Larry Adler. "When we were served White Baits at luncheon one day, he said, 'In Larry's honor, the fish should be called Red Baits.' Philip also suggested that I be listed as 'a distant country subversive member.' He later talked to me about the blacklist and asked how I coped with it. He seemed to be very much against such a thing as a blacklist." "Philip, who has great humor, joked about my being blacklisted," recalled Larry Adler. "When we were served White Baits at luncheon one day, he said, 'In Larry's honor, the fish should be called Red Baits.' Philip also suggested that I be listed as 'a distant country subversive member.' He later talked to me about the blacklist and asked how I coped with it. He seemed to be very much against such a thing as a blacklist."

* In 1945 Winston Churchill declined the Garter. "I could not accept the Order of the Garter from my sovereign when I had received the order of the boot from his people," he said. Later Princess Elizabeth approached him. "If you are Prime Minister when I become Queen, I would like you to be my first Garter Knight." She kept her promise and made him a knight on April 24, 1953, and installed him June 14, 1954. In 1945 Winston Churchill declined the Garter. "I could not accept the Order of the Garter from my sovereign when I had received the order of the boot from his people," he said. Later Princess Elizabeth approached him. "If you are Prime Minister when I become Queen, I would like you to be my first Garter Knight." She kept her promise and made him a knight on April 24, 1953, and installed him June 14, 1954.

* Reports of Elizabeth's faultless French made her former French chef, Rene Roussin, smile. "I treasure the memory that I was one of the first Frenchmen to converse with her in my own language," he wrote in Reports of Elizabeth's faultless French made her former French chef, Rene Roussin, smile. "I treasure the memory that I was one of the first Frenchmen to converse with her in my own language," he wrote in Good Housekeeping Good Housekeeping in September 1955. in September 1955.

" 'Did I say that correctly, Roussin?' she used to say. And if her accent did not seem to me to be quite right, I never said so. For the only time I did criticize, her little face fell, and she looked so downcast I never had the heart to do it again."

* British Information Services, an agency of the British government, issued a six-page advisory on the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby to resolve the complicated issues of the baby's rank and t.i.tle. British Information Services, an agency of the British government, issued a six-page advisory on the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby to resolve the complicated issues of the baby's rank and t.i.tle.

* The governess always nourished the hope that she would be forgiven by the royal family. She saved the letters the Queen wrote to her during the 1936 royal tour of Canada, as well as photographs of Lilibet and Margaret Rose in the royal nursery and the birthday and Christmas cards the little girls sent her. Rather than sell her precious mementos, she bequeathed them to Lilibet in her will. When Crawfie died, her box of treasures disappeared into the vaults of the royal archive at Windsor Castle, which the Queen controls. The governess always nourished the hope that she would be forgiven by the royal family. She saved the letters the Queen wrote to her during the 1936 royal tour of Canada, as well as photographs of Lilibet and Margaret Rose in the royal nursery and the birthday and Christmas cards the little girls sent her. Rather than sell her precious mementos, she bequeathed them to Lilibet in her will. When Crawfie died, her box of treasures disappeared into the vaults of the royal archive at Windsor Castle, which the Queen controls.

* The following notice was given to all members of the royal household: "Communications to the Press: You are not permitted to publish any incident or conversation which may be within your knowledge by reason of your employment in the royal service, nor may you give to any person, either verbally or in writing, any information regarding Her Majesty, or any member of the Royal Family, which might be communicated to the press." The following notice was given to all members of the royal household: "Communications to the Press: You are not permitted to publish any incident or conversation which may be within your knowledge by reason of your employment in the royal service, nor may you give to any person, either verbally or in writing, any information regarding Her Majesty, or any member of the Royal Family, which might be communicated to the press."

* Forty years later, when Flamini wrote Forty years later, when Flamini wrote Sovereign: Elizabeth II and the Windsor Dynasty Sovereign: Elizabeth II and the Windsor Dynasty (Bantam Doubleday Dell Publis.h.i.+ng Group, 1991), he recorded his introduction to Princess Elizabeth but was forced to alter the dialogue slightly. "The publis.h.i.+ng lawyers refused to let me quote the future Queen of England calling her sister a 'b.i.t.c.h,' " he said. "Although I was there and heard what she said, the lawyers maintained that no one would ever believe Elizabeth referred to her sister that way." (Bantam Doubleday Dell Publis.h.i.+ng Group, 1991), he recorded his introduction to Princess Elizabeth but was forced to alter the dialogue slightly. "The publis.h.i.+ng lawyers refused to let me quote the future Queen of England calling her sister a 'b.i.t.c.h,' " he said. "Although I was there and heard what she said, the lawyers maintained that no one would ever believe Elizabeth referred to her sister that way."

* U.S. diplomatic memos suggest that the official invitation to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh had to be coaxed out of the State Department. The cable to the Secretary of State, dated July 5, 1951, states: "Were no official United States invitation forthcoming, it might be misunderstood in England. A press report of today from London quoted a Buckingham Palace official as saying that the Princess would decide whether to visit the United States U.S. diplomatic memos suggest that the official invitation to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh had to be coaxed out of the State Department. The cable to the Secretary of State, dated July 5, 1951, states: "Were no official United States invitation forthcoming, it might be misunderstood in England. A press report of today from London quoted a Buckingham Palace official as saying that the Princess would decide whether to visit the United States if if and and when when she gets an American invitation. It is recommended that an official invitation to visit... in the fall be extended at an early date...." she gets an American invitation. It is recommended that an official invitation to visit... in the fall be extended at an early date...."

* In response to this author's query about the t.i.tle of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Buckingham Palace Press Office offered a different interpretation: "No other widowed Queen Consort in English history has held a t.i.tle such as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, as no widowed Queen Consort has either had a reigning Queen as a daughter or lived to see her daughter crowned." In response to this author's query about the t.i.tle of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Buckingham Palace Press Office offered a different interpretation: "No other widowed Queen Consort in English history has held a t.i.tle such as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, as no widowed Queen Consort has either had a reigning Queen as a daughter or lived to see her daughter crowned."

* Prince Philip's family-through the marriage of King George I of h.e.l.lenes to Grand d.u.c.h.ess Olga, granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I-includes sixteen kings of the House of Oldenburg, seven tsars of Russia, six kings of Sweden, and three kings from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg-Beck. Prince Philip's family-through the marriage of King George I of h.e.l.lenes to Grand d.u.c.h.ess Olga, granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I-includes sixteen kings of the House of Oldenburg, seven tsars of Russia, six kings of Sweden, and three kings from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg-Beck.

The liberal politics of the Mountbattens shocked their conservative household staff. When a vote canva.s.ser for the Labor Party called on them, Mountbatten said: "Don't worry about us. It's the servants you want to work on." The liberal politics of the Mountbattens shocked their conservative household staff. When a vote canva.s.ser for the Labor Party called on them, Mountbatten said: "Don't worry about us. It's the servants you want to work on."

* When Mountbatten was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, he arrived at Buckingham Palace to be greeted by Prince Philip, also wearing the same uniform. Someone asked, "Who salutes whom when you two meet as Admirals of the Fleet?" Philip said, "We salute each other, but only one of us means it." When Mountbatten was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, he arrived at Buckingham Palace to be greeted by Prince Philip, also wearing the same uniform. Someone asked, "Who salutes whom when you two meet as Admirals of the Fleet?" Philip said, "We salute each other, but only one of us means it."

* The coronation became the most expensive celebration in British history. The U.K. government spent more than twenty-five times as much as the U.S. Treasury spent on President Eisenhower's inauguration in January 1953. British subjects withdrew $25 million from private savings accounts in less than two weeks to spend on the festivities. The spending spree prompted a sober editorial in the London The coronation became the most expensive celebration in British history. The U.K. government spent more than twenty-five times as much as the U.S. Treasury spent on President Eisenhower's inauguration in January 1953. British subjects withdrew $25 million from private savings accounts in less than two weeks to spend on the festivities. The spending spree prompted a sober editorial in the London Times Times that chided the British for taking "a holiday from reality." that chided the British for taking "a holiday from reality."

* The Queen chose the photograph of herself and her husband in the state coach being driven to the opening of Parliament on November 4, 1952. She had been agitated that day because the procession was late. And she became upset when photographers crowded around. Then Prince Philip said, "Darling, give them one of your best." That made her laugh, which produced a smiling photograph-one of the few that did not make her look like a vinegary schoolmarm. The Queen chose the photograph of herself and her husband in the state coach being driven to the opening of Parliament on November 4, 1952. She had been agitated that day because the procession was late. And she became upset when photographers crowded around. Then Prince Philip said, "Darling, give them one of your best." That made her laugh, which produced a smiling photograph-one of the few that did not make her look like a vinegary schoolmarm.

* The term "Queen of England" is universally used and understood. Technically, the proper style is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. The term "Queen of England" is universally used and understood. Technically, the proper style is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

* Upon her return from England, Jacqueline Bouvier became engaged to John F. Kennedy. They married on September 12, 1953. Seven years later he was elected President of the United States. His First Lady decided to wear hats "just like the Queen of England." She appointed her own couturier like the Queen and issued orders that she wanted her dresses, like the Queen's, to be originals. "Just make sure no one has exactly the same dress I do," she wrote to her designer, "or the same color or material." For her husband's inauguration, she imitated the Queen by wearing a white gown with a scaled-down version of the Queen's coronation cloak. Upon her return from England, Jacqueline Bouvier became engaged to John F. Kennedy. They married on September 12, 1953. Seven years later he was elected President of the United States. His First Lady decided to wear hats "just like the Queen of England." She appointed her own couturier like the Queen and issued orders that she wanted her dresses, like the Queen's, to be originals. "Just make sure no one has exactly the same dress I do," she wrote to her designer, "or the same color or material." For her husband's inauguration, she imitated the Queen by wearing a white gown with a scaled-down version of the Queen's coronation cloak.

While Britons were shamed by the abdication of King Edward VIII, Americans were enthralled, and so, naturally, the Duke and d.u.c.h.ess of Windsor spent a great deal of time in the United States. They became part of New York's cafe society and what pa.s.ses for high society in Palm Beach. While Britons were shamed by the abdication of King Edward VIII, Americans were enthralled, and so, naturally, the Duke and d.u.c.h.ess of Windsor spent a great deal of time in the United States. They became part of New York's cafe society and what pa.s.ses for high society in Palm Beach.