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    • Latest Books

      Battle of Brothers

      June 24, 2021

      Latest Books

      The Crown Volume 2: The Official Companion

      November 19, 2019

      Latest Books

      The Crown: The Official Companion

      October 1, 2017

      8.3
      Latest Books

      Model Woman

      June 16, 2015

      8.3
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      Grace: Her Lives – Her Loves

      June 11, 2014

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      Gulf Charities and Islamic Philanthropy

      March 18, 2014

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      A Brief Life of the Queen

      January 31, 2012

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    Encounters with Elizabeth What was it like to meet the Queen?

    Encounters with Elizabeth What was it like to meet the Queen?

    Meticulous preparation, perfected protocol, polished routines – all feature in a Platinum Jubilee portfolio, presented by the distinguished royal biographer and historian, Robert Lacey, of stories about the day her subjects met The Queen.

    Some encounters with Queen Elizabeth are official, like the weekly prime-ministerial meetings or the regular audiences she holds with the Privy Council and her military chiefs-of-staff. Others are more ad-hoc, with camera-wielding crowds on royal walkabouts or visits overseas. But all are met with nerves: bouquets are dropped, coffee spilled, welcoming parties caught off-guard. Robert Lacey’s collection of tales from around the world features all of these, and the inside story of how the Queen has dealt with over-assertive premiers, talkative Americans and how Her Majesty proof-read an article about her clothes, and even corrected the journalist’s spelling.

    A Jubilee collection of stories from the archive and new-minted tales of royal encounters.

    Listen again on BBC Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00180jt 

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    Daily Mail: My kitchen EXPLODED when the Queen came to visit! Magical memories of ordinary people’s meetings with the monarch are recounted in two new radio shows

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  • My kitchen EXPLODED when the Queen came to visit! Magical memories of ordinary people’s meetings with the monarch

    May 31, 2022

    Robert Lacey salutes Her Majesty on BBC Radio 4 in a Platinum Jubilee tribute which aired on 4 June, produced by Simon Elmes.

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  • Queen Elizabeth ‘Remains Totally in Control’: ‘The Problem Is Physical Mobility’

    May 11, 2022

    The imagery of Prince Charles and Prince William at the State Opening of Parliament shows the future monarchy, but the Queen is still in charge.

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  • How the Queen ‘sussed out’ Vladimir Putin twenty years ago

    March 1, 2022

    According to David Blunkett, Britain’s blind Home Secretary in 2003, his guide dog reacted defensively towards Putin in the course of the Russian’s State visit to Britain.

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  • The Telephone Triumvirate: 70 years on, it runs the show

    February 8, 2022

    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. By Robert Lacey in The Times.

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  • The Queen marks 70 years on the throne

    February 6, 2022

    The Queen, speaking on the eve of her Accession Day marking 70 years on the throne, has backed Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, publicly for the first time.

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  • The Five Best Books About the Queen

    January 24, 2022

    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.

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  • The Queen’s Christmas message revealed herself to us as she never has before

    December 26, 2021

    Her Christmas message was historic… this year the Queen revealed herself to us as she never has before, says royal biographer Robert Lacey.

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  • How Queen Elizabeth II Danced With Ghana’s President Months After Civil Rights Bus Bomb

    March 17, 2021

    Robert Lacey is quoted in this Newsweek article about the Queen dancing with Ghana’s President in 1961.

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  • Queen Elizabeth Is ‘Accepting’ That Christmas Will Be Different This Year

    November 27, 2020

    Queen Elizabeth is currently at Windsor Castle and planning for a very different holiday season. “She is accepting of it,” says royal historian Robert Lacey for People Magazine

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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

#royalfamily #PlatinumJubilee
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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