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Creator Lascelles, Alan Frederick, Sir, 1887 - 1981 (Knight and Private Secretary to King George VI) (Person) Conditions Governing Access The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Conditions Governing Use Researchers wishing to publish excerpts from the papers must obtain prior permission from the copyright holder and ...
11 de ago. de 2020 · 'Tommy' Lascelles was Private Secretary to four monarchs - and depicted in the Netflix hit The Crown. These diaries reveal the inside story of the royal household during the abdication crisis, the second world war and the Princess Margaret-Peter Townsend affair
'Brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless' Spectator 'Fascinating ... as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war' Daily Telegraph As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, 'Tommy' Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe the workings of the royal household and Downing Street during the first half of the 20th century.
18 de nov. de 2006 · He was visited only by his children and grandchildren and one or two very old friends, complained Tommy Lascelles a few years before he died; apart from that, ‘I only see some of the young ...
Tommy Lascelles's diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between we see George VI at work and play, a portrait more intimate than any other previously published. The early part about Edward VIII is a damning profile; the bulk of the book is World War II as seen from a key courtier--Lascelles is first assistant and ...
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1 de nov. de 2006 · Tommy Lascelles' never-before-published diaries paint a vivid picture of the past from Edward VIII's abdication to George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between lies an enormous range of events, including World War II as seen from Lascelles' point of view as private secretary to the Royal Family, the Princess Margaret-Peter Townsend affair, and the fascinating ...
