One of the most recognisable men in the United Kingdom, Prince Philip has been consort to Queen Elizabeth II since 1947. The patron of several charities and organisations he is rarely out of the public eye.
Yet, very little is known about the Prince's early life. In this fast-paced and highly entertaining biography, Philip Eade focuses on the most compelling aspects of this period: his father's dramatic flight from revolutionary Greece; his mother's madness, for which she was admitted to an asylum; his school days in Nazi Germany; his relationship with his three sisters who all married Germans, one an officer in the SS; and his courtship and marriage to the most eligible girl in the world; Princess Elizabeth.
Written with great verve, this is the most complete account of Prince Philip's storm-tossed younger years.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Sunday Times bestsellerA Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021Highly readable deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies Daily MailThe narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for over seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity.In the first book to focus exclusively on his life before the coronation, acclaimed biographer Philip Eade uncovers the extraordinary story of the princes turbulent upbringing in Greece, France and Nazi Germany, during which his mother spent five years in a secure psychiatric clinic and his father left him to be brought up by his Mountbatten relations in England just when he needed him most.Remarkably the young prince emerged from this unsettled background a character of singular vitality and dash self-confident, capable, famously opinionated and devastatingly handsome. Girls fell at his feet, and the princess who was to become his wife was smitten from the age of thirteen.Yet alongside the considerable charm and intelligence, the prince was also prone to volcanic outbursts and to putting his foot in it. Detractors perceived in his behaviour emotional shortcomings, a legacy of his traumatic childhood, which would have profound consequences for his family and the future of the monarchy.Containing new material from interviews, archives and film footage, this revelatory biography is the most complete and compelling account yet of his storm-tossed early life. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007305391
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Book Description Condition: New. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. 2012. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780007305391
Book Description Condition: New. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286. 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780007305391
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