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A portrait of the royal Windsor family follows Queen Victoria through the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and covers the relationship of Charles and Camilla, Diana's emotional roller coasters, and the Duke of Kent's lovers. Reprint.

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Spoto is a popular biographer of celebrities, mostly in the entertainment field, and it is the evolution of the Windsor family as celebrities that he chronicles here. He begins his detail-laden account in the previous century with Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert; however, it's not until the reign of George V and Queen Mary (grandparents of the present queen) that we see royalty being made true celebrities by the increased media attention on the official and unofficial activities of the Windsor family members. In his march through Windsor history all the way up to the queen's divorce-prone progeny, Spoto not only puts a face to a name but a personality as well. Especially memorable are the portraits of Queen Mary, the twentieth-century's most outstanding example of what a straight-backed, regal personage should be; her son Edward VIII and the American divorcee he gave up the throne to marry; and the current Queen Mother, widow of the late George VI and darling grandmother to the entire nation (but it's her steely side we're most eager to read about here). The future of the monarchy is in doubt, as Spoto concludes that the "new generation of Windsors . . . seem incapable of living for anything but their own celebrity." A book that's bound to be popular. Brad Hooper
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Spoto's (A Passion for Life: The Biography of Elizabeth Taylor, HarperCollins, 1993) well-written and extremely readable look at the British royal family begins with the life of Queen Victoria and ends with a portrait of Prince Charles and the younger royals. The author has clearly done his research, and his conclusion, that the young Windsors themselves are causing the downfall of the royal family, will not surprise anyone. It's interesting to note that two of the people Spoto portrays more favorably than one might have expected are Wallis Simpson and Princess Margaret. This is a fascinating read, sure to be talked about. If your library has Andrew Morton's books, as well as Anthony Holden's Tarnished Crown (Putnam, 1993) or Nigel Dempster's Behind Palace Doors (Random, 1993), this is not an absolutely necessary purchase. Spoto's work offers less analysis and dwells a bit more on scandals than does A.N. Wilson's The Rise and Fall of the House of Windsor (LJ 6/15/93). Still, given the seemingly insatiable demand, Spoto's book will undoubtedly be requested.
--Elizabeth Mellett, Brookline P.L., Mass.
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  • PublisherPocket
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 0671002309
  • ISBN 13 9780671002305
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages544
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