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      Battle of Brothers

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      The Crown Volume 2: The Official Companion

      November 19, 2019

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      The Crown: The Official Companion

      October 1, 2017

      8.3
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      Model Woman

      June 16, 2015

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      Grace: Her Lives – Her Loves

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      March 18, 2014

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      A Brief Life of the Queen

      January 31, 2012

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    Rare Details About Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s First Meeting Revealed in a New Documentary

    Rare Details About Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s First Meeting Revealed in a New Documentary

    Some rare details about Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s early relationship is coming to light in a new National Geographic documentary.

    Being the Queen also sheds some light on how the couple’s relationship developed. According to Robert Lacey, Queen Elizabeth’s parents felt “great anxiety” over their daughter wanting to “marry the very first man she falls in love with.” After all, it was more than a matter of her personal happiness — the man she married would also “shoulder almost half the burden of the monarchy.”

    Being the Queen airs on National Geographic on August 31 at 9/8p.m.

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  • Forthcoming book: Battle of Brothers

    June 22, 2020

    “I have been astonished and sometimes moved to tears by the fresh details and insights I have discovered in researching this story of family conflict,” author Robert Lacey said of his soon to be published book.

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  • Happy 99th Birthday, Prince Philip!

    June 10, 2020

    The Duke enters his 100th year on 10 June and will celebrate his birthday with video calls to the rest of the royal family as he enjoys low key celebrations with the Queen amid the pandemic this year.

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  • ‘She has always had this historical perspective about life, and now she embodies history.’
    – Robert Lacey

    May 21, 2020

    “She has always had this historical perspective about life, and now she embodies history,” her biographer Robert Lacey tells PEOPLE.

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  • How the idea for the Queen’s first broadcast came from America — and how the courtiers sniffed

    April 6, 2020

    In the Queen’s moving and historic broadcast last night (Sunday 5th April 2020) on the national crisis and challenge of the Coronavirus— only the fifth time that she has made such a special address to the nation — Her Majesty recalled the very first such ‘wireless’ address that she made as Princess Elizabeth.

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  • Queen to address the nation on coronavirus crisis from Windsor Castle

    April 5, 2020

    Robert Lacey is quoted in this Daily Mail article highlighted the Queen’s three other “special addresses”

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  • The Queen speaks French like a Frenchwoman

    March 18, 2020

    Robert Lacey is quoted in this Express article about Kate Middleton and The Queen and how they prepare for State Visits.

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  • Elizabeth I & Elizabeth II: Britain’s Golden Queens

    March 12, 2020

    Channel 5’s documentary on 12 March takes a look at the Queen’s first unrehearsed walkabout during her tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1954.

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  • Harry and Meghan Are Right, and Will Help Future ‘Royal Spares’

    February 28, 2020

    Writing exclusively for The Daily Beast, Robert Lacey praises Harry and Meghan’s radical moves, claiming they will help other royal “spares” in the future.

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  • Prince Harry meets Jon Bon Jovi at Abbey Road Studios

    February 28, 2020

    Robert visited the famous Abbey Road Studios in north west London today to watch Prince Harry record Jon Bon Jovi’s 2019 hit ‘UnBroken’ with the Invictus Choir, honouring veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Robert Lacey

Robert Lacey

British historian and writer

Robert Lacey is a British historian noted for his original research, which gets him close to – and often living alongside – his subjects. He is the author of numerous international bestsellers. lege felicter - may you read happily

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As the Platinum Jubilee begins with news of Camill As the Platinum Jubilee begins with news of Camilla’s elevated status, the Queen, Charles and William are making the big decisions as a trio. 

Robert Lacey writes in @thetimes. Article also on Robert’s website: Robertlacey.com

#robertlacey #platinumjubilee #royalfamily #thequeen
Robert lacey writes for the BBC as The Queen celeb Robert lacey writes for the BBC as The Queen celebrates her #platinumjubilee 

Full article on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60201088
As we approach the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s accession on February 6th, Robert Lacey selects his top pick of books about the Royal Family and The Queen. 

shepherd.com/best-books/about-the-queen

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Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult

First published in hardback: 15 October 2020

What drove Prince William and Prince Harry from the closest of brothers into very different, now distanced men? How has the painful, public unravelling of Prince Charles and Diana’s marriage reverberated through generations? What parts have Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choose divergent paths? And how does the Queen feel, marshalling her feuding heirs and looking ahead to the future of the British monarchy?

Moving and unvarnished, this is the most intimate insight yet of division in the royal family.

#battleofbrothers #royalfamily #harryandmeghan #williamandkate #britishmonarchy #robertlacey #christmasreads
Little Man - Meyer Lansky and the gangster life by Little Man - Meyer Lansky and the gangster life by Robert Lacey in 1991

Little Man is a book about organised crime unlike any other yet written. If, in the mythology of organised crime, Al Capone symbolised the crude menace of the machine gun and the baseball bat, Meyer Lansky stood for the brains, the sophistication, the hot money, the sheer cleverness of it all. This brilliant biography and social history separates the strands of fact and legend in Meyer Lansky’s – the Godfather of Godfathers – career, revealing a truth about the gangster life in America that is far more fascinating and dramatic than fiction.

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Extracts from Robert Lacey's book "Battle of Broth Extracts from Robert Lacey's book "Battle of Brothers: William, Harry and the Inside Story of a Family in Tumult" are being featured in The Times this week. 

In Today's article Robert Lacey said allegations against the Duchess of Sussex led to a bitter row between brothers who were once inseparable.

You can read the full article from the link in the bio.

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Speaking earlier, Robert Lacey said: “Prince Ph Speaking earlier, Robert Lacey said:

“Prince Philip has been such an integral part of our life. Playing such a key role in the life of the nation.

It was no accident that we decided to feature Prince Philip very strongly in the Crown episode about the moon landing – capturing his interests in science and how he came to understand that science can only take you so far. He went on to develop a strong personal religious faith.

He also helped in bringing the monarchy into touch with everyday life in a fresh way. So many of The Queen’s fresh ideas and fresh initiatives came from this remarkable man.

Prince Philip will be remembered for his sardonic smile, hands behind the back, often unfailingly 2 steps behind Her Majesty. Always there in the most supporting sense.”

Photograph from 1972 in Robert Lacey's book Majesty. “Queen Elizabeth was always front, but Prince Philip was always center.”
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