{"product_id":"9781782433651-the-wicked-wit-of-queen-elizabeth-ii","title":"The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II \u003c\/i\u003eis a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful collection celebrating the Queen’s humour, with amusing quotations and stories about royal life\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen thinking of the Queen, our first image is one of dignity and authority. She is the very definition of majesty: the British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the head of the Commonwealth. But as anyone who knows her will tell you, in person she has a\u003cb\u003e wicked sense of humour\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Occasionally \u003cb\u003eunintentiona\u003c\/b\u003el (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired 'Have you been playing a long time?')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*  Sometimes \u003cb\u003ecannily astute\u003c\/b\u003e ('I have to be seen to be believed')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*  At times \u003cb\u003edownright silly\u003c\/b\u003e (nicely demonstrated when staff at Balmoral discovered the Queen jumping up and down with glee exclaiming 'I've won, I've won!' after hearing that England had beaten Australia in the cricket)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e… the Queen’s \u003cb\u003esense of humour is like no other\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevealing a side of the Queen's personality that the public rarely see, this joyous book is a timely \u003cb\u003ecelebration of royal humour \u003c\/b\u003eas Elizabeth II succeeds Victoria as Britain's longest-serving monarch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945452613729,"sku":"9781782433651","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27850503.jpg?v=1722098162","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782433651-the-wicked-wit-of-queen-elizabeth-ii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}