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For fans of The Crown and Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret, a deliciously entertaining collection of 101 fascinating and funny anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother--one for each year of her life. During her lifetime, 1900 to 2002, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations, and dry-as-a-martini delivery style as she was for being a beloved royal. Now, Do Let's Have Another Drink recounts 101--one for each year of her remarkable life--amusing and astonishing vignettes from across her long life, including her coming of age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law, her unexpected ascendance to the throne, and her half-century of widowhood as her daughter reigned over the United Kingdom. Featuring new revelations and colorful anecdotes about the woman about whom Cecil Beaton, the high society photographer, once summarized as a marshmallow made on a welding machine, Do Let's Have Another Drink is a delightful celebration of one of the most consistently popular members of the royal family.

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"Gareth Russell balances titillating gossip and heartfelt poignancy in this sparkling snapshot of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), the wife of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II...Throughout, Russell interweaves brisk and informative history lessons with royal family intrigue. Fans of The Crown will lap this up. -- ""Publishers Weekly"" Utterly glorious. -- ""Emerald Fennell, actress and Oscar-winning screenwriter"""

Utterly glorious. -- Emerald Fennell, actress and Oscar-winning screenwriter

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Educated at Oxford University and Queen's University, Belfast, Gareth Russell is a historian, novelist, and playwright. He is the author of The Ship of Dreams, Young and Damned and Fair, The Emperors, and An Illustrated Introduction to the Tudors. He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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