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Lord Snowdon (The Royal House of Windsor) Kindle Edition

by Helen Cathcart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
Anengrossing biography of Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon.

Ideal for fans of the hit Netflix series The Crown!

Antony Armstrong-Jones, photographer, designer and film-maker, gained worldwide attention when he married Queen Elizabeth II’s younger sister, Princess Margaret in 1960 – the first non-aristocrat to marry into the Royal Family for 400 years.

How did a ‘commoner’ come to marry a princess, a woman whom he had long admired from afar?

In fact, ‘Tony’ descended from Welsh gentry, the son of a barrister and a society hostess. Educated at Eton College and Cambridge University – where he coxed the Light Blues to victory in the 1950 Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race – his family shared a long-established link with the Mountbatten arm of the Royal Family.

In this engaging biography Helen Cathcart traces the first four decades of Lord Snowdon’s life, from the child of divorce and schoolboy victim of polio to successful photographer of the rich and famous and dutiful member of the Royal Family. Cathcart draws on close personal family sources to reveal the man behind the camera, the Old Etonian whose sense of timing and inquisitive interest in people made him one of the most original of British photographers. Set against a background of Irish castles, Thames-side hideaways and royal palaces, Cathcart also tells the definitive story of Lord Snowdon’s romance with Princess Margaret and their early married life together as one of Britain’s most glamorous couples.

Lord Snowdon is packed with intensely revealing detail sure to appeal to all Royal Family enthusiasts.

Praise for Helen Cathcart:
‘An expert on royalty’ –The Guardian
‘Wide acclaim as a royal biographer … objective, uninhibited and penetrating’ – Sunday Express
‘Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them’ –Daily Mail
‘The doyenne of royal biographers’ –Daily Telegraph
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About the Author

Lorna Bennett is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.



Helen Cathcart was a prolific writer about the Royal Family, who enjoyed enormous success with her books in the 1960s and 1970s. These emerged with regularity, sold well, and were largely enjoyed (if not always at Buckingham Palace). One mystery surrounded the author-she was never seen. Occasionally journalists visited her agent, Harold Albert, at his cottage near Liphook, and suspected that Helen Cathcart did not exist. Invariably they left less convinced. Only when Harold Albert died was it revealed-in an obituary written by Hugo Vickers-that Harold Albert and Helen Cathcart were one and the same.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09DYHT7K4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (October 3, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 3, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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  • Valerity
    5.0 out of 5 stars Commoner to royal life.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021
    A very detailed look at the life of Lord Snowdon, and many of his interesting ancestors. I read a book on Princess Margaret, and this is a good way to learn more about her eventual photographer husband. It looks like a lot of research went into this background on Snowdon. It tells a lot of what he lived through growing up, from his parents divorcing and remarrying others, to his bout of Polio I found surprising. A good biography, very forthcoming about his career as well. Looking for more information on the author, I found a SunSentinel article dated November 10, 1997 that says Mrs. Helen Cathcart never existed and tells about Harold Albert who wrote all of the books under that name. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Helen Cathcart, and the publisher.
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  • Susan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sanitized Version!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023
    I enjoyed hearing this audio book. It is relatively well-written, but definitely omits any warts that would interfere with that royal glow! Still a fun listen, though.
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  • Dr. A.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Whitewashed and bland
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
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    Many well known facets of the individuals involved are conveniently ignored, to the overall detriment of the story. As a result there is no clear picture of anyone. The writing verges on being flowery, all in all a breathless puff piece with no puffs.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2022
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    I was quite shocked when I read this book. I was so unaware that certain behaviour happened.
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