Summary of Kitty Kelley's The Royals

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#1 Margaret Rose, the sister of the Queen, had a difficult time watching the movie Schindler’s List. She had been raised to renounce her German roots, and she was not disturbed by the bombings during World War II.

#2 The Princess’s sister, the Queen, had a difficult time watching the movie Schindler’s List. She was raised to renounce her German roots, and she was not disturbed by the bombings during World War II.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350031393

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Princess Margaret, the Queen’s sister, had been raised to renounce her German roots, to deny the mix of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha blood that coursed through her veins, and to repudiate the lineage of Wurttemburgs mixed with Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburgs that haunted her ancestors.

#2

The Princess was not averse to expressing her opinions, which sounded astoundingly ignorant coming from a woman who professed to read as much as she did. She made no apologies for her prejudices.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Until then, many English kings never spoke the King’s English. They spoke only German because for almost two hundred years, from 1714 until this century, a long line of Germans ruled the British empire. The English were afraid of Prussian militarism, and they viewed World War I as a war against Germany.

#2

The King tried to mollify his cousin by making him a British noble. But Louis never recovered from the shame of renouncing his ancestry. The King moved to cleanse the rest of his German family.

#3

The King’s men were responsible for telling him about D. H. Lawrence, who had been hounded into hiding because he married a German woman. The King stopped addressing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany as sweet cousin Willy.

#4

The King was more determined than ever to hang on to his threatened throne. He resented references to his German ancestry, and in a letter to the Times, the British journalist and novelist called for an end to the ancient trappings of the throne and sceptre.

#5

The King of England, George V, was the first monarch to keep his distance from his German roots. He ruled the House of Windsor for the next two decades with probity. There was no scandal attached to his reign, and he excelled at the virtues the English prize most: duty and punctuality.

#6

The King was uneducated, but he still won respect from his subjects for his conscientious performance of royal duties and for his numerous military uniforms. He was the father of his country, and the personification of their values.

#7

George V died on January 20, 1936. His end was hastened by Lord Dawson, who gave him a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine. The King died before midnight so that his death could be announced in the morning Times rather than in the less prestigious evening newspapers.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

The man known as David was born HRH the Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David. For twenty-five years, he was the most popular Prince of Wales in history. He was adored by everyone he met, and was one of the most adored heirs ever to grace the British empire.

#2

The future Queen of England was the daughter of a well-known Scottish peer, who was the owner of castles both north and south of the Tweed. She was pampered and spoiled by her indulgent father. She met the Prince of Wales, the most dashing man of the era, and fell in love with him.

#3

The Duchess of Windsor, who was married to the Duke of Windsor, was not allowed to receive royal treatment. If the twice divorced American was not fit to be Queen of England, then she certainly was not fit to be a member of the royal family or admitted into their exalted circle.

#4

Elizabeth was the first commoner to marry into the House of Windsor, and she showed the country how royalty should behave. She ingratiated herself as the Duchess of York with twirly little waves and gracious smiles, but she earned mass adoration as Queen during World War II when