For fans of The Crown and Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother--one for each year of her life. During her lifetime, 1900 to 2002, 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 beloved royal. Now, Do Let's Have Another Drink recounts 101--one for each year of her remarkable life--amusing and astonishing vignettes from ...
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For fans of The Crown and Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother--one for each year of her life. During her lifetime, 1900 to 2002, 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 beloved royal. Now, Do Let's Have Another Drink recounts 101--one for each year of her remarkable life--amusing and astonishing vignettes from across her long life, including her coming of age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law, her unexpected ascendance to the throne, and her half-century of widowhood as her daughter reigned over the United Kingdom. Featuring new revelations and colorful anecdotes about the woman about whom 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.
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