Princess Alexandra Audiobook by Helen Cathcart

05/09/2023 8h 57min
Princess Alexandra Audiobook by Helen Cathcart

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ID: 603444

Title: Princess Alexandra

Author: Helen Cathcart

Narrator: Lorna Bennett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:57:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-05-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Europe, History & Culture

Summary:

Born on Christmas Day, 1936, Princess Alexandra's birth was almost overshadowed by the abdication of her uncle, King Edward VIII. Yet public affection for this new addition to the Royal Family has only grown during a lifetime of dedicated royal service.

In this biography, Helen Cathcart chronicles the first thirty years of Princess Alexandra's life, from the tragic death of her father when she was just five years old to her wartime childhood at Badminton living with her grandmother Queen Mary, through to schooldays at Heathfield, bridesmaid duties for her first cousin Queen Elizabeth II, and early career working as a nurse.

Admired for her style and devotion to royal duty, we accompany Princess Alexandra as she overcomes her youthful self-consciousness to carry out a wide range of royal and official engagements, including her first solo overseas tour to Australia at the age of twenty-two in 1959.

We also witness the burgeoning romance between the princess and Angus Ogilvy, and their resplendent wedding at Westminster Abbey in 1963.

Princess Alexandra is an exceptionally detailed biography of a loving daughter, wife, and mother, as well as a popular member of the Royal Family.

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