The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
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Narrated by:
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Helen Lloyd
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Karen Dolby
About this listen
The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II is a celebration of the Queen's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic and most humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of her personality that often remains hidden from the public.
When thinking of the Queen, our perception is often one of dignity and authority. She is seen as a serious figure: the British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the head of the Commonwealth. But as anyone who has ever met her will tell you, in person she has wicked sense of humour.
Occasionally unintentional, like asking guitar legend Eric Clapton, 'Have you been playing a long time?,' sometimes sarcastic, and at other times downright silly, royal humour touches on every aspect of life, while always retaining a strong sense of dignity.
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- Ms. Isla A. Scott
- 12-02-23
Some interesting info about the monarchy
I'm not a big fan of the royal family as such but when I found this title, the thought of hearing some of the more light hearted comments made by the Queen 'tickled me'. I like the thought that she wasn't all pomp and circumstance, if thats the right phrase? the thought of her making some amusing quick quips sounded good, so I thought I'd give this a listen.
It does contain some interesting information and there are some funny moments disclosed but its not so much a list of witty remarks made on the fly or anything, its a little more plain than that and contains more talk about her life and lifestyle, her interests etc. with the ocassional noteable comment added for 'good effect' seemingly. Its reasonably interesting but it certainly didn't make me laugh out loud, in fact the mention of quips made by other members of the Royal Family I sometimes found more amusing than ones she made. Perhaps that's more a personal preference? I wouldn't have wanted to spend a credit on this but it wasn't an utterly pointless listen either, so all in all I'm going for a middle of the road, 3 star rating for this. I hope my review is helpful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-24
An interesting review of the Queen and Royal family’s humour with a few stories new to me.
I enjoyed the quick fire delivery and listened to it in one setting. A good freebie.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-10-22
really enjoyed
love it. couldn't stop listening. .
highly recommend.
loved the narrator voice too thanks
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- Bookworm
- 30-05-20
A Lighter Side of the Royals
We usually see the official side of the Queen and the Royal Family. It was nice to get to see behind the scenes view and although the book is recorded in 2015 I still think it is worth a listen.
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- Jonathan
- 28-03-24
Lots of Fun…!
This was lots of fun to listen to on a rainy afternoon. Most Brits will be familiar with some of the stories in here. We knew our late Monarch had a warm sense of humour. But the plethora of interesting quips and other tales bring her humanity back to the fore.
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- Linda T
- 27-01-23
The queen
Who knew. The queen really does have a sense of humour. Funny lady. Brilliant narration.
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- Binky
- 06-09-23
Not that witty.
I thought this book was going to be about Queen Elizabeth's wicked wit, but it's a history lesson with a handful of very mild, and not at all wicked, witticisms from the Queen. Other royal family witticisms were included in this heavily padded book, and they were just as dire. Glad it was free because I wouldn't want to waste a credit on this book.
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- Diane Gardner
- 07-12-23
Amusing read
Amusing to learn about a side of the Queens personality that was rarely seen in public.
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- Vanessa
- 30-04-24
Amused and not disappointed.
I laughed out load a few times. Noone will ever match Her Majesty, much missed.
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- Nick
- 06-12-24
One wasn't amused.
The title is totally misleading.
This is nothing more than a bland, brief, retelling of well worn anecdotes.
There is very little to suggest that the late Queen had any sense of humour whatsoever.
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