The unlikely duke : memoirs of an eclectic life : from rock 'n' roll to Badminton House /
by Beaufort, Harry.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2023Description: 320 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781399725194 (hbk.) :; 139972519X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BEASubject(s): Beaufort, Harry | Listening Device (Rock group) | Nobility -- England -- Biography | Singers -- England -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: royalty | Memoirs | Social & cultural historySummary: The 12th Duke of Beaufort, known to his friends as 'Bunter', inherited his Dukedom and Badminton House in 2017, at the age of sixty-five. But he is also a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. Now he combines his responsibilities as Duke with his line as a rock performer. In this lively and anecdote-filled memoir, Harry Beaufort takes us behind the scenes of his varied life: from playing poker with politicians, to partying on Ibiza with film stars to people watching with The Queen from a balcony at Windsor Castle. He offers an intimate portrait of aristocratic privilege and a lifetime filled with rock stars, royalty, eccentrics and jaw-droppingly unbelievable stories. But Harry also offers a sensitive and perceptive insight into the worlds he has inhabited and the friendships and laughter that he has experienced along the way.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003118437X |
The 12th Duke of Beaufort, known to his friends as 'Bunter', inherited his Dukedom and Badminton House in 2017, at the age of sixty-five. But he is also a singer and songwriter with the rock group The Listening Device. Now he combines his responsibilities as Duke with his line as a rock performer. In this lively and anecdote-filled memoir, Harry Beaufort takes us behind the scenes of his varied life: from playing poker with politicians, to partying on Ibiza with film stars to people watching with The Queen from a balcony at Windsor Castle. He offers an intimate portrait of aristocratic privilege and a lifetime filled with rock stars, royalty, eccentrics and jaw-droppingly unbelievable stories. But Harry also offers a sensitive and perceptive insight into the worlds he has inhabited and the friendships and laughter that he has experienced along the way.
There are no comments on this title.