Philip: The Final Portrait - The instant Sunday… by Gyles Brandreth · Audiobook preview

PURCHASE ON GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDcNUB1jM Philip: The Final Portrait - The instant Sunday Times bestselling biography of the late Duke of Edinburgh and his life with the Queen Authored by Gyles Brandreth Narrated by Gyles Brandreth 0:00 Intro 0:03 Introduction 1:01:14 Philip 1:47:49 Outro #gylesbrandreth — GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Find your next great read with Google Play Books. Google Play Books is a global digital bookstore offering ebooks, audiobooks, comics, and manga. Discover book recommendations personalized just for you. Get the iOS app: https://goo.gle/books-ios Get the Android app: https://goo.gle/books-android — BOOK DESCRIPTION The authoritative biography of Prince Philip, the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II, their marriage and their legacy. 'It is a beautifully written book about a unique and extraordinary man. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best.' – DAILY EXPRESS This is the story of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – the longest–serving consort to the longest–reigning sovereign in British history. It is an extraordinary story, told with unique insight and authority by an author who knew the prince for more than forty years. Philip – elusive, complex, controversial, challenging, often humorous, sometimes irascible – is the man Elizabeth II once described as her 'constant strength and guide'. Who was he? What was he really like? What is the truth about those 'gaffes' and the rumours of affairs? This is the final portrait of an unexpected and often much–misunderstood figure. It is also the portrait of a remarkable marriage that endured for more than seventy years. Philip and Elizabeth were both royal by birth, both great–great–grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but, in temperament and upbringing, they were two very different people. The Queen's childhood was loving and secure, the Duke's was turbulent; his grandfather assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated when he was only ten. Elizabeth and Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947, aged twenty–one and twenty–six. Philip: The Final Portrait tells the story of two contrasting lives, assesses the Duke of Edinburgh's character and achievement, and explores the nature of his relationships with his wife, his children and their families – and with the press and public and those at court who were suspicious of him in the early days. This is a powerful, revealing and, ultimately, moving account of a long life and a remarkable royal partnership. –––––– CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR PHILIP: 'Gloriously witty and incisive' – Daily Mail 'It's bloody brilliant, totally inspiring ... it's a joy to read a book that comes from a perspective of fondness. There are whole pages I want to read to the kids and stick to the fridge.' – KIRSTIE ALLSOPP, THE TIMES 'As a sparkling celebration of Prince Philip, the book will be hard to beat' – THE TELEGRAPH 'Brandreth explores a temperament on the brink of anger and agitation with immense tact, even affection.' – THE SPECTATOR 'This affectionate biography of Prince Philip is stuffed with entertaining anecdotes ... so… — ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1's The One Show and having been a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute. On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life. As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie. The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include four best–sellers, The Joy of Lex, Word Play, Have You Eaten Grandma? and Dancing by the Light of the Moon. His novels include seven Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde as his detective and he has published two volumes of diaries and two acclaimed royal biographies. In 2020 he published The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes. — AUDIOBOOK DETAILS Purchase on Google Play Books ►► https://g.co/booksYT/AQAAAEDcNUB1jM Language: English Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Published on: April 27, 2021 ISBN: 9781529355017 Duration: 17 hr, 50 min Genres: Antiques & Collectibles / Subjects & Themes / Military, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Military, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous, Biography & Autobiography / Royalty, History / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, History / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, History / Europe / Great Britain / General, Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration