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Do Let's Have Another Drink
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | Gareth Russell
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This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. 'Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!' During her lifetime, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations and dry-as-a-Martini delivery style as she was for being a member of the Royal Family. She was also famed for her fondness for 'drinky-poos' - usually a gin and Dubonnet or three. Now, Do Let's Have Another Drink recounts 101 biographical vignettes - one for each year of her long, remarkable life, including her coming-of-age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law, the truth about her tragic nieces and her relationship with her two daughters over half a century of widowhood. The book is a skimming-stone biography - the story of a life without the boring bits - and a travel guide to a world that no longer exists. Stepping into the Queen Mother's rarefied universe is a little like falling through the looking glass. The book rightly celebrates her sense of humour but also explores her enmities and feuds, including the truth about her behaviour towards Wallis Simpson, Nerissa Bowes-Lyon and Diana, Princess of Wales. For fans of The Crown and featuring new revelations, never before published, and colourful anecdotes about the woman the high society photographer Cecil Beaton once described 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.
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LeahBergen
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My current “Royalty Buddy Read” with @shawnmooney is this “confection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes” about the Queen Mum. 😊

Tamra Love that title & subtitle. 😉 (edited) 11mo
TheBookHippie Ha!!!! I love it! 11mo
shawnmooney Yes, DO let‘s! 🥂👸🍷 11mo
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Cathythoughts One for the road 😁 🍷 11mo
sarahbarnes This is sort of always my motto tbh 😂 🍷 11mo
Aimeesue Hear, hear! 🍸 11mo
rubyslippersreads I love everything about this photo! 🍸👑 11mo
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Braved the snowstorm to walk to the library this morning. Almost finished with the new season of The Crown so look forward to trying tagged. I‘ve been waiting ages for Saga Volume 10 (or so it seems). Hope I remember where we left off in the story. The cookbook looks promising—butternut squash, corn and bread bake with cheese and chives is calling to me. And I can‘t wait to discover some great short books!

LeahBergen I have that Queen Mum book on my TBR. The short books one looks intriguing! 1y
Aimeesue Saga #10!! Whoop! Seems like forever since I read the last one. 1y
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