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<p> Sure-footed and sparkling... I finished Prince Philip with an admiration I had not expected for this brave, brusque, imaginative oddball. -- Ferdinand Mount, The Wall Street Journal <p> [This] remarkable new biography . . . does for the royal consort what Helen Mirren did for his wife in the 2006 movie The Queen, breathing life into a figure who had seemed stiff and remote. -- The New York Times <p> After reading this engaging biography of Philip's early years, it's easy to see how the future Queen of England fell for him. -- People Magazine <p> [ Prince Philip ] sounds like a Greek tragedy: A young Greek princeling loses his family, his name, his home, his job, his identity, and agrees to marry a woman who, for the rest of his life, he must always, always walk a few paces behind. --CNBC.com (a Best Book for the Holidays, 2011)<p> A great read. -- Huffington Post <p> Absorbing and informative. -- Publishers Weekly <p> Calorie-rich fare for those who enjoy snacking on royal stories. -- Kirkus Reviews <p> Highly readable... This balanced, sympathetic, engaging book deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies. -- Daily Mail (London) <br> The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read. -- Sunday Times (London)<p> Given what a rackety childhood Prince Philip had, it's astonishing that he hasn't spent half his life in therapy . . . by concentrating on the extreme oddity of his childhood, [Eade] makes the prince's character more explicable and therefore more sympathetic . . . the narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read. --Lynn Barber, Sunday Times <p> Eade's staunchly unhagiographic book is well spiced with royal titbits, and enlivened by a lemony tartness in the author's tone.... rich in drama and tragedy.....as thoughtful and unbiased an explanation as we are likely to get . . . --Miranda Seymour, Guardian <br> As Philip Eade demonstrates in this highly readable bi

Sure-footed and sparkling I finished <i>Prince Philip</i> with an admiration I had not expected for this brave, brusque, imaginative oddball. <i>Ferdinand Mount, The Wall Street Journal</i></p> [This] remarkable new biography . . . does for the royal consort what Helen Mirren did for his wife in the 2006 movie The Queen, breathing life into a figure who had seemed stiff and remote. <i>The New York Times</i></p> After reading this engaging biography of Philip's early years, it's easy to see how the future Queen of England fell for him. <i>People Magazine</i></p> [<i>Prince Philip</i>] sounds like a Greek tragedy: A young Greek princeling loses his family, his name, his home, his job, his identity, and agrees to marry a woman who, for the rest of his life, he must always, always walk a few paces behind. <i>CNBC.com (a Best Book for the Holidays, 2011)</i></p> Is there anything left to say about Prince Philip to justify yet another royal biography. Well, yes if you write as well as Philip Eade. <i>The Washington Times</i></p> A great read. <i>Huffington Post</i></p> Absorbing and informative. <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p> Calorie-rich fare for those who enjoy snacking on royal stories. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p> Highly readable This balanced, sympathetic, engaging book deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies. <i>Daily Mail (London)</i></p> The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read. <i>Sunday Times (London)</i></p> Given what a rackety childhood Prince Philip had, it's astonishing that he hasn't spent half his life in therapy . . . by concentrating on the extreme oddity of his childhood, [Eade] makes the prince's character more explicable and therefore more sympathetic . . . the narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read. <i>Lynn Barber, Sunday Times</i></p> Eade's staunchly unhagiographic book is well spiced with royal titbits, and enlivened by a lemony tartness in the author's tone.... rich in drama and tragedy.....as thoughtful and unbiased an explanation as we are likely to get . . . <i>Miranda Seymour, Guardian</i></p> As Philip Eade demonstrates in this highly readable biography of Prince Philip's first 30 years, this extraordinary man endured a childhood of such turmoil that nowadays the social services would have placed him in care . . . This balanced, sympathetic, engaging book deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies. <i>Christopher Hudson, Daily Mail</i></p> This unusual book [describing] his transition from bumptious baby to universally trusted head boy at Gordonstoun, from plucky seaman to breezy Royal escort, home maker and instinctive moderniser makes fascinating reading . . . carefully researched, warm-hearted and unjudgmental. <i>Andrew Barrow, Evening Standard</i></p> Perhaps this should be regarded as a sighting shot, staking a claim for the official biography which will eventually be commissioned. On the basis of this excellent book one can say that it would be a task that Eade was singularly well qualified to undertake. <i>Philip Ziegler, Spectator</i></p>

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PHILIP EADE has worked as a criminal barrister, English teacher, and journalist. His first book, Sylvia Queen of the Headhunters, was a runner-up for the Biographers' Club Prize; his second, Prince Philip, became a Sunday Times bestseller. He lives in London.

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