Philip Ziegler

A fate worse than death

Hugo Vickers has already produced a well-documented and balanced biography of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

  • Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

    Hugo Vickers

    Hutchinson, pp. 462

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