Ian Lloyd

The Archbishop of Canterbury called him 'bloody rude', courtiers feared he was 'a foreign interloper out for the goodies', daughter-in-law Sarah Ferguson found him 'very frightening' and the Queen Mother labelled him "the Hun." Journalists have continually portrayed him as a gaffe-prone serial philanderer, with European outlets going way off-piste and claiming he has fathered 24 illegitimate children and even had a fling with a former French president....

During her 63-year reign Queen Victoria met everyone from Charlotte Bronte to Buffalo Bill; she had opinions on all those who graced her parlor-and some who didn't. This book examines the meetings and letters exchanged between the queen and a veritable who's who of her time. It draws on often brutal character assessments in her journals and letters-Henry "Dr. Livingstone I presume" Stanley was "a determined ugly little Man." Exploring those she met...

In this warm and witty biography of Elizabeth II in her jubilee year, Sunday Times bestseller Ian Lloyd reveals the people, events and themes that have shaped her life and rule. 'I get enormously impressed when she walks into a room,' Princess Margaret once said of her sister. 'It's a kind of magic.' Prince William recalled, 'As I learned growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother. What she says goes.' At the time of Elizabeth II's accession,...

This fully illustrated book is a celebration of Kate Middleton's first year as the Duchess of Cambridge. It details her official and unofficial public appearances, including her honeymoon in the Seychelles, her first official trip as a member of the royal family to Canada and the US, and her appearance at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, to reveal how she has become the people's duchess. It also features chapters on how William and Kate...

Traces Elizabeth's life in all its intensity, through movies, marriages and charity work. Elizabeth Taylor was a true screen legend. A movie star from the age of 12, she was known for her near-perfect, luminous beauty and lastingly radiant star quality.