Lady Pamela : my mother's extraordinary years as daughter to the viceroy of India, lady-in-waiting to the Queen, and wife of David Hicks /

This new visual biography is an extraordinary chronicle of Lady Pamela's life. Daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the last viceroy of India, Lady Pamela was a first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and served as a bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, befo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hicks, India (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.., 2024.
Subjects:	Hicks, Pamela, > 1929- > Biography. Elizabeth > II, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1926-2022. Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, > Earl, > 1900-1979. Hicks, David, > 1929-1998. Mountbatten family. Aristocracy (Political science) > Great Britain > 20th century > Biography. Upper class women > Great Britain > Biography. Ladies-in-waiting > Great Britain > Biography. Upper class > Great Britain > Biography. Femmes de la classe supérieure > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies. Classes supérieures > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies. Dames d'honneur > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies. Aristocratie > Grande-Bretagne > 20e siècle > Biographies. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General. Biographies. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés.

Table of Contents:

1929 : Surprise arrival
1940-45 : Homesick and at war
1947-48 : India, amid turmoil and change
1947 : All the nice girls love a sailor
1952 : A deep curtsy
1953-1954 : God save the Queen
1959-79 : An unorthodox match
1979 : Violence, trouble, healing, and forgiveness
1980-2024 : Farewells, funerals, and the future.