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This was a very good book, and Sir Lascelles's viewpoint of WWII (from 1942-1945) was incredible interesting; I really .

This was a very good book, and Sir Lascelles's viewpoint of WWII (from 1942-1945) was incredible interesting; I really enjoyed the insights about how the invasion of Normandy was planned. The only disappointment I had with this book is the fact he did not write much about the Abdication and none at all about their Majesties trip to . or the begining of WWII. 6 people found this helpful.

Who's Who. ^ Hart-Davis, Duff (2006). King's Counsellor: Abdication and War, the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles. Hart-Davis, Duff (2006)

The Right Honourable. Who's Who. Hart-Davis, Duff (2006).

Tommy Lascelles's diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and .

Tommy Lascelles's diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between we see George VI at work and play, a portrait more intimate than any other previously published. The early part about Edward VIII is a damning profile; the bulk of the book is WWII as seen from a key courtier - Lascelles is first assistant and soon private secretary to the King and Queen.

Tommy Lascelles' ed diaries paint a vivid picture of the past-from Edward VIII's abdication to. .

Tommy Lascelles' ed diaries paint a vivid picture of the past-from Edward VIII's abdication to George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between lies an enormous range of events, including World War II as seen from Lascelles' point of view as private secretary to the Royal Family, the Princess Margaret-Peter Townsend affair, and the fascinating relationship between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the King. These detailed journals are a delight to read as well as being invaluable historic record.

Hart-Davis produced two other books from Lascelles' writing prior this one: End of an Era and in Royal .

Hart-Davis produced two other books from Lascelles' writing prior this one: End of an Era and in Royal Service, which cover from his school days in the 1870s to outbreak of the second world war. These two books are now out of print and very hard to get, but are worth hunting ou.Winter draws on, as I have just finished 'King's Counsellor - the diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles', the private secretary to King George VI. Very good, and as with other writers' diaries/letters find many of the last entries very poignant. Also with this fellow, after a life of tact and prudence with his work, he allows himself to become just a bit risqué towards the end.

Kings Counsellor: Abdication and War: The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles (e.

Kings Counsellor: Abdication and War: The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles (ed. Duff Hart-Davies, Weidenfiend and Nicolson £25). The last volume of Sir Alan Lascelles’s diaries, published in 1989, left him disillusioned with the abdicating Edward VIII, whom he called ‘the most tragic might-have-been in all history’. He ended his days as a bearded recluse in the Old Stables of Kensington Palace.

Sir Alan Lascelles, known to the Establishment as Tommy, was born in the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and died aged 94 a few days after watching a firework display to mark the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. Between those two landmarks he devoted 27 years of his life to royal service as private secretary or assistant private secretary to four successive sovereigns: George V, Edward VIII, George VI and our present Queen.

Lascelles, Alan (2006). Hart-Davis, Duff (e. The Letters and Journals of Sir Alan Lascelles. 1. London: Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 978-0-241-11960-0. King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: The Diaries of Tommy Lascelles. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-85155-4. In Royal Service, 1920–1936. 2. ISBN 978-0-241-12562-5.

Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles GCB GCVO CMG MC (11 April 1887 - 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and . King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Tommy Lascelles" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London.

Lascelles (usually pronounced to rhyme with "tassels") was known to his intimates as "Tommy.