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The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II

By: Karen Dolby
Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
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The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II is a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and most humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public.

When thinking of the Queen, our perception is often one of dignity and authority. She is seen as a serious figure: the British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the head of the Commonwealth. But as anyone who has ever met her will tell you, in person she has wicked sense of humour.

Occasionally unintentional, like asking guitar legend Eric Clapton, 'Have you been playing a long time?,' sometimes sarcastic, and at other times downright silly, royal humour touches on every aspect of life, while always retaining a strong sense of dignity.

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Let me start by stating I am neither a Royalist or a Republican. So much of the 'wit' mentioned in the book would not even merit acknowledgement were it not for the fame of the person uttering it. The Queen was definitely in possession of a sense of humour and had a penchant for the occasional quip but it is hard to believe this is noteworthy or remarkable enough to spend 3 hours recounting.

The real issue with the book is blatantly obvious with the treatment of The Duke of Edinburgh. The vile vitriol (often racist and downright offensive) that characterise almost every example of 'wit' from his mouth are laughed off as curmudgeonly japes that 'we all know and expect' and should in some ways accept. At least the examples from Queen Elizabeth are not mean, malicious and offensive.

A few interesting insights into the day to day life of 'The Firm' but otherwise ....... move along.... nothing to see here.

Sycophantic and hagiographic.

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utter waste of time. not witty and definitely not entertaining unless you are a royal sycophant.

the least witty

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