{"product_id":"gilded-youth-a-history-of-growing-up-in-the-royal-family-from-the-plantagenets-to-the-cambridges-paperback","title":"Gilded Youth: A History of Growing Up in the Royal Family: From the Plantagenets to the Cambridges - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorful, fascinating look at growing up in the royal family over the centuries, from the Plantagenets and Tudors to the Windsors and Cambridges.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor as long as the British royal family has existed, their children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us--the royal family's obsession with making their children tough and independent as early as possible, often by delegating their parental duties to staff, goes back centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilded Youth\u003c\/i\u003e looks at centuries of growing up aristocratic and royal--from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom to Prince Andrew peeing on a stable lad's shoes; from Princess Margaret putting horse manure in a footman's pockets to Diana Spencer wearing crop tops, kissing a local village boy, and drinking cider in a bus shelter; from a teenage Prince Harry throwing up in the street to Prince William becoming completely obsessed with doing the right thing regardless of the feelings of his younger brother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven Queen Elizabeth herself reacted oddly to her upbringing, becoming in many ways obsessively compulsive--as a child she insisted her shoes should always be positioned in the same place, her lunch set out exactly the same way each day, and that for tea she have jam pennies (small rounds of bread and jam), which she was still eating every afternoon into her nineties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe younger generation seem to insist they want a normal or ordinary upbringing for their children--because that goes down well with the public--but this is just window dressing. \u003ci\u003eGilded Youth\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how, when it comes to their children, the British royal family is still behaving much as they did in the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Quinn is the author of several books published in Britain, such as \u003ci\u003eKensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Billionaire: The Tragic Life of Gerald Grosvenor\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMrs Keppel: Mistress to the King\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBackstairs Billy: The Life of William Tallon, the Queen Mother's Most Devoted Servant\u003c\/i\u003e among others. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52790820405581,"sku":"9781639367801","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/L37L6ZvPN-9781639367801.webp?v=1763452436","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/gilded-youth-a-history-of-growing-up-in-the-royal-family-from-the-plantagenets-to-the-cambridges-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}