{"product_id":"princess-mary-9780750992619","title":"Princess Mary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive biography of the queen's aunt, a sister to two kings and a pioneering member of the royal family, who redefined the role of a princess for the modern age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt last a biography of Princess Mary, the Queen’s aunt – and a good one ... She has long deserved a full study and \u003cb\u003ein Elisabeth Basford, she has found a dedicated and sympathetic biographer, who has done her full justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hugo Vickers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enjoyable, worthwhile story\u003c\/b\u003e, not least in its celebration of an exemplary royal record undertaken with modesty, kindliness and sincerity\u003c\/p\u003e -- Matthew Dennison, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with never previously known information, this first full biography is \u003cb\u003ethe definitive read for this refreshingly forward-looking, eternally good-willed and relatively little-known Princess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Annabel Sampson, \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was an exemplar of the unflagging postwar countess, always doing good, always keeping busy to stave off grief. \u003cb\u003eWhen we contemplate the Queen’s lifelong devotion to duty, we sense the influence of her unpretentious aunt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ysenda Maxtone Graham, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly, there has never been a biography of Princess Mary, the Queen's aunt and sister to George VI and the Duke of Windsor, until now. Elisabeth Basford's \u003cstrong\u003ediligently researched \u003c\/strong\u003eaccount of the princess's life is therefore a welcome one ... \u003cstrong\u003eBasford persuasively argues that she was a thoroughly modern member of the royal family\u003c\/strong\u003e, possessed of genuine compassion and interest in helping others ... Perhaps some of her descendants could learn from her\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alexander Larman, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865744355671,"sku":"9780750992619","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780750992619.jpg?v=1722275366","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/princess-mary-9780750992619","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}