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  • Queen Elizabeth II

    The remarkable life of our nation's most beloved monarch captured by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    THE MAJOR NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE QUEEN: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.'Impeccably researched . . . Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal family' - DAILY MAIL'His knowledge of royalty and aristocracy is encyclopaedic . . . and his deep emotional connection with Elizabeth II and certain members of her family is given full throttle. The detail ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Queen Elizabeth II

    The remarkable life of our nation's most beloved monarch captured by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    Narrated by Hugo Vickers ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 20 min

    THE MAJOR NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE QUEEN: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.'Impeccably researched . . . Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal family' - DAILY MAIL'His knowledge of royalty and aristocracy is encyclopaedic . . . and his deep emotional connection with Elizabeth II and certain members of her family is given full throttle. The detail ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Sphinx

    The revelatory biography of Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough, from 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    **An enthralling portrait of the enigmatic woman at the centre of a now vanished Golden Age of English history: Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough.'Truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling' - SUNDAY TIMES**One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled and puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved . . .Born in Paris to American parents in ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Crown Dissected

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION - & NOW INCLUDING SEASON 5 (RELEASED NOVEMBER 2022)'The most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' The Financial Times.Hugo Vickers is an acknowledged authority on the British Royal Family. He has commented on royal matters on television and radio since 1973 and worked as historical adviser on a number of films. He is the author of books on the Queen Mother, ... Read more

    $5.52 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alice

    Princess Andrew of Greece

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    Hugo Vickers's Alice is the remarkable story of Princess Andrew of Greece, whose life seemed intertwined with every event of historical importance in twentieth century Europe."In 1953, at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alice was dressed from head to foot in a long gray dress and a gray cloak, and a nun's veil. Amidst all the jewels, and velvet and coronets, and the fine uniforms, ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Princess Mary

    The First Modern Princess

    by Elisabeth Basford ...
    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 ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • CLARISSA

    The revelatory biography of Clarissa Eden, wife of Anthony Eden, from 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    The magnetic portrait of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, and a swiftly vanishing age of British history.'A vivid portrayal of a remarkable and unusual woman, her world, and her times. Hugely enjoyable.' - JUNG CHANG, multi-million-copy bestselling author of Wild SwansClarissa Eden, Countess of Avon, wife of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, once famously said: 'For the past few weeks I have really ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    A Royal Life

    by HRH The Duke of Kent, Hugo Vickers ...
    Narrated by Hugo Vickers, Gregory Cox, Julie Teal, Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong, Richard Attlee ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 10 min

    The insights and memories of a member of the British Royal Family - HRH The Duke of Kent in conversation with Hugo Vickers about some of the key events of his life and the Queen's reign.HRH The Duke of Kent has been at the heart of the British Royal Family throughout his life. As a working member of the Royal Family, he has supported his cousin, The Queen, representing her at home and abroad. His ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Cecil Beaton

    The authorised biography of Queen Elizabeth II's official photographer by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    The definitive and authorised biography of one of the world's most fascinating, famous and admired photographers.Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated portraits of the 20th century but also as designer of the iconic sets and costumes for the films My Fair Lady and Gigi.In 1980, Beaton personally chose Hugo ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Alice

    The True Story of Princess Alice of Greece, Prince Philip's Extraordinary Mother, by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    The remarkable, moving story of Prince Philip's mother by eminent biographer Hugo Vickers, updated in this new edition - for fans of Kingmaker and The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse'Gripping. Hugo Vickers has pulled off an extraordinary feat in describing the life - in many ways tragic - of Princess Andrew of Greece. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a masterpiece.' - A. N ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    Harold Nicolson called her 'the greatest Queen since Cleopatra', while Cecil Beaton called her 'a marshmallow made on a welding machine'. Stephen Tennant said: 'She looked everything that she was not: gentle, gullible, tenderness mingled with dispassionate serenity, cool, well-bred, remote. Behind this veil she schemed and vacillated, hard as nails.' Who was she?The Queen Mother's story has not ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Loving Garbo

    The Story of Greta Garbo,Cecil Beaton and Mercedes de Acosta

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as Camille, Queen Christina and Grand Hotel. For half a century her apparently reclusive existence enhanced her reputation as a remote and enigmatic screen goddess.Now, in this beautifully illustrated book, Hugo Vickers tells the remarkable story of Greta Garbo and of the two love affairs ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD