Yes, Ma'am
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Yes, Ma'am

The Secret Life of Royal Servants

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Yes, Ma'am

The Secret Life of Royal Servants

About this book

In this lively and colourful history, royal expert Tom Quinn goes behind palace doors to give a compelling glimpse of Britain's royals, ancient and modern. From medieval times, when the Groom of the Stool oversaw the monarch's lavatorial exploits, below-stairs staff have always had a unique insight into the lives of their royal masters.

Through the eyes of serving and recently retired staff, we see how today's royals live – including how the relationship between Meghan and Harry and William and Kate started with high hopes and descended into bitterness and anger.

Now fully updated with a scandalous new chapter revealing how the former Prince Andrew's life has changed since being cast out by the royal family, Yes, Ma'am is the ultimate insight into what really makes the royal family tick – after all, who better to ask than their army of servants and staff, past and present?

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Information

Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2025
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781785909283
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Epigraph
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter One: Why everyone wants a servant
  6. Chapter Two: Everyone is owned by the king
  7. Chapter Three: The gentleman’s gentleman: butlers, valets and footmen
  8. Chapter Four: Animal magic: hunting, shooting and fishing
  9. Chapter Five: Fools, jesters and human pets
  10. Chapter Six: Friends in very high places
  11. Chapter Seven: A real revolution
  12. Chapter Eight: Intimate arrangements: the royal bowels and the Groom of the Stool
  13. Chapter Nine: Food, glorious food: eating, drinking and making merry
  14. Chapter Ten: Bedroom antics
  15. Chapter Eleven: Ladies in waiting
  16. Chapter Twelve: Lords a-leaping (and no Jews or Catholics allowed)
  17. Chapter Thirteen: Modern times: Mystic Meg, or England versus America
  18. Conclusion: Hail and farewell
  19. Bibliography
  20. Acknowledgements
  21. Also by Tom Quinn
  22. Copyright

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