Each quotation in the text is acknowledged in situ and sourced in the Bibliography. In the compilation of the book many supplementary sources, too many to acknowledge separately, have been studied. In particular special mention is made of the author’s gratitude to a sight of the biographical work on royalty undertaken by Mike Ashley and Dr Julian Lock in their British Monarchs (Robinson, 1998), and David Williamson in Brewer’s British Royalty (Cassell, 1996). Royal anecdotes abound and the late Elizabeth Longford’s The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes (Oxford University Press, 1989), and Deborah and Gerald Strober’s selection of the oral history of Queen Elizabeth II, The Monarchy (Hutchinson, 2002) have been a useful source of reflection.
Every effort has been made to trace literary heirs of copyright material, but death of authors, reversion of rights and long forgotten publishing sources make the task more difficult. To all, though, many thanks are due.