In April 2011, for the first time in 350 years, a future king of Britain is about to marry a commoner. This book is full of fascinating and little know facts - such as who now has to curtsey to whom - and traces Kate Middleton's birth in Reading and upbringing near Newbury. It places her in the context of that part of the country as well as the history of the two previous Commoner Queens and their family. These two Queens were quite remarkable, as a result of which they have been very uncommon commoners indeed: what did it mean to be a commoner Queen then, and what will it mean today? And who are the other commoners in the British Royal family? Bob Crew has interviewed people close to the couple, as well as royal historians, for this compact and readable guide to the life and slice of British history Kate is marrying into.
- ISBN10 1908096004
- ISBN13 9781908096005
- Publish Date 7 August 2011
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 29 August 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gibson Square Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English