To Set Before A Queen
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 085244558X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Maureen Owen, a London journalist covering royal affairs at the time of the Accession and Coronation, was also a fashion reporter on the News Chronicle. After chance meeting, she was to become a life-long friend of Mrs McKee, and a frequent visitor to the royal households. With this book we can all create a dinner party to set before a Queen. Mrs McKee recounts that when the Queen moved to Buckingham Palace she asked her to write down a selection of her recipes: the origins of this book. Her recipes are spiced with her tales of the great and famous and of the not so famous - from Prince Charles' childhood passion for Swedish meatballs to large policemen sheltering in her kitchen from persecution by the royal corgis. Mrs McKee, a Swede by birth, had trained as a young girl at Horningshom Castle in Sweden. This is an era when at Court the lingering majesty of Empire wa
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Maureen Owen is editor of Telephone Books and author of over ten poetry collections, including American Rush, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, and AMELIA EARHEART, a recipient of the American Book Award. Most recently, she is the author of EDGES OF WATER (Chax Press, 2013). Formerly co-director of the Poetry Project, she now lives in Denver and teaches at Naropa University.
. Most recently, she is the author of EDGES OF WATER (Chax Press, 2013). Formerly co-director of the Poetry Project, she now lives in Denver and teaches at Naropa University. About the Author Maureen Owen is editor of Telephone Books and author of over ten poetry collections, including American Rush, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, and AMELIA EARHEART, a recipient of the American Book Award