The Book of Royal Useless Information (eBook)

A Funny and Irreverent Look at The British Royal Family Past and Present

Noel BothaM &amp Bruce Montague; (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
300 Seiten
John Blake (Verlag)
978-1-85782-725-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Continuing the sensational success of the Useless Information Series, the Official Useless Information Society brings you another essential compendium of everything you never needed but always wanted to know. A celebration of the Queens Diamond Jubilee this amazing volume contains all things royal such as: The popular misconception that the royal family cannot vote in political elections. It is only the Queen, herself, who is not allowed to vote. Other members of the family merely choose not to; * The Queen learned to drive in 1945 when she joined the wartime army but has never held a driving license; On the occasion of the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday, a Royal gun salute is fired, and the Union Jack is flown on government buildings from 8am until sunset; Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles's uncle, tried to arrange a betrothal between his own grand-daughter, Amanda Knatchbull and Charles. Amanda's father and Prince Philip did not approve and put a stop to it; Harry has two secretaries to handle his fan-mail, which invariably comes from teenage girls asking him for a date. Hopefuls should be made aware that no royal contender may be adopted, divorced, Catholic or born of unmarried parents. In Tudor times Catholics were forbidden from living within 10 miles of the throne.

Autor

After National Service attached to 656 Squadron, RAF, in Malaya, Bruce Montague trained at the RADA. In his early twenties, he joined the Old Vic where he appeared in several plays with Vivien Leigh. He has acted in over 300 TV productions but is probably best known for his five-year run in the popular BBC sitcom Butterflies as Wendy Craig’s would-be lover, Leonard. More recently he returned to the theatre in musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof with Topol at the Palladium, Oliver! (as Mr Brownlow – three years at the Palladium), and Phantom of the Opera (two years at Her Majesty’s). His latest TV appearance was as a guest star in New Tricks, and he will play Flo Ziegfeld in the West End production of Funny Girl, the first revival of the musical for fifty years. He has written several plays for the theatre and a number of scripts for the BBC, as well as screenplays, and he has written the lyrics and libretto for new musical, The Mistress, based on the scandalous affair between Admiral Lord Nelson and Emma, Lady Hamilton. His other books (all published by John Blake) include Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps, Birds, Bees and Educated Fleas, and The Book of Royal Useless Information, which he co-wrote with the late Noel Botham. He lives in Hove and has been married for fifty-three years to the actress Barbara Latham.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Schlagworte: Book of Royal Useless Information • Bruce Montague • Buckingham Palace • Diamond Jubilee • duchess of cambridge • Duke of Edinburgh • Elizabeth II • Her Majesty • Humour • Kate Middleton • King George • Noel Botham • Prince Harry • Prince of Wales • Prince Philip • Princess Catherine • Prince William • Queen Elizabeth • Queen Victoria • Reference • Royal Book of Useless Information • Royal Family • Silver Jubilee • The Queen • useless information
• ISBN-10: 1-85782-725-2 / 1857827252
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85782-725-5 / 9781857827255