Living with the Queen: Behind the Scenes at Buckingham Palace

by Malcolm J. Barker, T.C. Sobey, T. C. Sobey

A former Buckingham Palace official recounts his observations of the royal family, presenting anecdotes about below-stairs drinking and debauchery, servant-inspired political gaffes, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942637755
• ISBN13: 9780942637755
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A Witty and Sometimes Curious Account of the Royal Household

Malcolm Barker takes you behind the scenes condensing 4 years into a 1 year chronology of events occuring in the Royal household. From the drunken staff members to the bizarre behavior of the Officials of the Household, Mr. Barker paints a picture of true disaster, which says it all in the original title of the book "Courting With Disaster". The reader will leave with an impression of true confusion and disorganization of the Monarchy that has continually tried to hide its mess from the public. But no more, for if this is all true it paints a sad picture of an institution who's time may have come. To bad this tomb was banned in Britian, you just cannot put it down.