Reader's Digest and the royals - Jennie Bond

The Reader's Digest Magazine has a longand close association with the RoyalFamily. This book, reproduced from themagazine archives, features the best ofthose accounts. There are first-personrecollections - such as a Saskatchewanman's memories of the royal visit ofGeorge VI and Queen Elizabeth toMoose Jaw, Canada in 1939, profiles offamily members and even a special SilverJubilee Supplement.These are royal writings from lessfrenetic decades, featuring memorableinsights: Prince Charles, queueing for his5s 6d dinner at Cambridge Universitybeneath a portrait of his ancestor, HenryVIII; the late Queen Mother "layinga foundation stone as if she has justdescovered a new and delightful way ofspending an afternoon" plus surprisingdetails of the household (from 1957);"Sometimes, perhaps one evening in 20,she and Philip can dine alone."