Her Majesty's Pleasure by Julian Muscat
Winner of Horse Racing Book of the Year in the presitigious British Sports Book Awards in 2013. In no other avenue of her life is the Queen as relaxed as she is on the racecourses of Britain. Her passion for the Turf finds expression in her patronage of Royal Ascot and the Derby. Less well documented is the joy she derives from spending time with thoroughbreds and the myriad human characters in the sport. Plainly at ease in their company, she enjoys nothing more than 'talking horses' in the way trainers and jockeys do on a daily basis. In this respect, horse racing is in a privileged position. It has been afforded a unique insight into Her Majesty at her leisure. From visits to horsemen in her employ and her regular contact with them has emerged a rare portrait: one free of the shackles of official duty, and one in which the Queen's delight in the Sport of Kings is the overriding image. Julian Muscat goes behind the scenes with all the Queen's men to bring to life this portrait of Her Majesty in her element. Interspersed with the history of her patronage of racing are numerous anecdotes of how her passion manifests itself in everyday circumstances. It enunciates the Queen's joy from the inside out.
One of the most beautifully-written racing books of recent timesMarcus Armtage, The Daily Telegraph a vivid picture about the Queen's love for her horses and her visits to Richard Hannon's Wiltshire stables provide hilarious reading ... a must for all racing fans. Claude Duval, The Sun
Will be advertised extensively in the Racing Post and its associated newspapers, as well as interviews and features in all the leading UK and Irish national newspapers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905156863 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905156863 |
| Title | Her Majesty's Pleasure |
| Author | Julian Muscat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Horse Racing Book of the Year 2013 |
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