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On Duty With The Queen
- Author
- Dickie Arbiter
- Narrator
- Dickie Arbiter
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Publish Date
- 18 December 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Biography: royalty
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Dickie gives his personal insights into events that shaped his relationship with the Royal family over the years, from joining the Queen on a picnic at Balmoral in 1988 to being alongside her at the time of the death of Diana Princess of Wales in 1997.
In this honest and entertaining audiobook, Dickie Arbiter recounts his life's journey from a broadcast journalist to becoming a press spokesman to the Royal family, and back again to journalism. He discusses the inner workings of everyday life in Buckingham Palace, and what it was really like to work under the media spotlight with the most famous family in the world.
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- Author
- Dickie Arbiter
- Narrator
- Dickie Arbiter
- Duration
- 6 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781788704489
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blink Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: royalty
Synopsis
Dickie Arbiter was spokesman for the Queen during the most turbulent period of her reign. On Duty With The Queen is an open and engaging account of his life and his fascinating role in serving this unique family at a time of momentous change.Dickie gives his personal insights into events that shaped his relationship with the Royal family over the years, from joining the Queen on a picnic at Balmoral in 1988 to being alongside her at the time of the death of Diana Princess of Wales in 1997.In this honest and entertaining audiobook, Dickie Arbiter recounts his life's journey from a broadcast journalist to becoming a press spokesman to the Royal family, and back again to journalism. He discusses the inner workings of everyday life in Buckingham Palace, and what it was really like to work under the media spotlight with the most famous family in the world.
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