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Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Author’s Note Chapter I: East or West, Home Is Best (1900–1910)

1. Late to Her Own Christening 2. The Benjamins 3. Bowes 4. The Monster of Glamis 5. Clipping Lord Crawford

Chapter II: War Wounds (1910–1920)

6. The Countess of Rothes’s Trip to New York 7. Honey, Jam, Buns and Tea 8. Goodbye to the German Governess 9. Old Year’s Night 10. The Mad Hatters 11. Miss Poignand’s Singalong 12. Telegrams 13. Old Billy-O 14. 1917 15. Armistice at Glamis

Chapter III: The Delightful Duchess (1920–1930)

16. Lord Farquhar’s Ball 17. Princes to Spare 18. Dickie, Diamond, and Dancing the Night Away 19. Dear Old Anne Boleyn 20. Cocktails with Fenella 21. The Old Ikon 22. Belfast 23. Drinky-poos 24. Naindikwa 25. Lilibet

Chapter IV: Queen (1930–1940)

26. The King’s Speech 27. Just in Case 28. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Marina? 29. Wallis from Baltimore 30. That’s Mummy Now 31. Send in the Cavalry 32. An Unstable Throne 33. HRH 34. Beaton, Hartnell and Winterhalter 35. The Kaiser Sends His Condolences 36. The Toilet-Trapped Duchess 37. Queen Elizabeth 38. Have You Read Mein Kampf? 39. Hot Dogs on the Hudson 40. Who Is This Hitler?

Chapter V: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe (1940–1950)

41. Lizzie, Get Your Gun 42. Ah, a German! 43. A Wee Touch of the Imp 44. The Windsor Brothers 45. Hi, Your Majesty! 46. Grinning Liz 47. The Worst Mistake of My Life 48. Philip Mountbatten 49. Wedding Times and Conga Lines

Chapter VI: Widow (1950–1960)

50. Sissinghurst 51. I’ll See You in the Morning 52. The House of the Northern Gate 53. Prince Paul’s Chocolates 54. Group Captain Townsend 55. Dropping out for Dior 56. Her Excellency?

Chapter VII: Queen Mum (1960–1970)

57. Dear Old Edwina 58. The Countess of Snowdon 59. Mitfords, Marchmains and Mosleys 60. Queen of the Mey 61. The Zoo 62. Save Me from Good Intentions 63. Monsieur de Noailles’s Cocktail Parties 64. Going Self-Service 65. Communist Confetti 66. Lochnagar 67. The Dry Martini Flush 68. Sprigs of Heather

Chapter VIII: Steel Marshmallows (1970–1980)

69. Sir Frederick’s Bathroom 70. The Emperor’s Visit 71. Even Hitler Was Afraid of Her 72. Do You Know Who I Am? 73. Raspberries 74. Parlour Games 75. Devoir and Dubonnet 76. The Politburo at the Palace 77. Good Old Cake

Chapter IX: Glasses Filled with Dubonnet, Gin and Pimm’s (1980–1990)

78. Old Queens 79. Nerissa and Katherine 80. The Ghosts of the Romanovs 81. Mrs. Brown’s Marriage Licence 82. I Shall Have to Look in My Book 83. A Talent to Amuse 84. In Friendship, Elizabeth? 85. Blanche, Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and Elizabeth 86. The Viscount’s Handshake 87. Highballs at Hillsborough Castle

Chapter X: I Shall Miss Those Laughs (1990–2002)

88. A Nip in the Air 89. The Salmon’s Revenge 90. Major Burgess’s Rollerblades 91. Back to Spencer House 92. Chief Leper 93. Prize Fighter 94. Matins and Martinis 95. The Captain’s House 96. William, Harry and a Very Cunning Plan 97. My Old Man’s a Dustman 98. Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 99. The Old Icon 100. Princess Margaret’s Marigolds 101. Tay Bridge

Epilogue Photographs Further Reading Acknowledgements About the Author References Index List of Illustrations Copyright