
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
On Duty With The Queen
About this book
In this honest and entertaining book, Dickie Arbiter recounts his life's journey from a broadcast journalist to becoming a press spokesman to the Royal family, and back again to journalism. He discusses the inner workings of everyday life in Buckingham Palace, and what it was really like to work under the media spotlight with the most famous family in the world.Dickie Arbiter gives his personal insights into events that shaped his relationship with the Royal family over the years, from joining the Queen on a picnic at Balmoral in 1988 to being alongside her at the time of the death of Diana Princess of Wales in 1997.Dickie was spokesman for the Queen during the most turbulent period of her reign. On Duty With The Queen is an open and engaging account of his life and his fascinating role in serving this unique family at a time of momentous change.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Into Britannia
- Chapter 2: Hanging Up the Microphone
- Chapter 3: Outward Bound
- Chapter 4: A Bite of the Big Apple
- Chapter 5: The Myth-busting Princess
- Chapter 6: An Iron Curtain Call
- Chapter 7: Breaking News
- Chapter 8: Birthday Boy
- Chapter 9: Heir Raising
- Chapter 10: A Picture Tells a Thousand Words
- Chapter 11: The Annus Horribilis Begins
- Chapter 12: Trouble and Strife – Annus Horribilis Part Two
- Chapter 13: Receiving Visitors
- Chapter 14: Smiling for the Cameras
- Chapter 15: Death of a Princess: Diana – The Longest Week
- Chapter 16: The Biggest Global Media Event Ever
- Chapter 17: The Royals Return
- Chapter 18: Farewell to the People’s Princess
- Chapter 19: All Quiet on the SW1 Front
- Chapter 20: Come back, Dickie – we need you!
- Chapter 21: Retirement
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Index
- Plates
- Copyright