Michael Williams – Charles, Duke of Cornwall (1977)
Biography – 80 pages – my copy (paperback; 1977) bought for 50p from Plymouth Library
- 1 nod out of 5 -
A request to immediately ask: don’t judge. The Worm justifies the purchase of this biography on Prince Charles for “research purposes”, regarding the Duchy and the preceding earldom of Cornwall from the medieval era. At least that is what the Worm told the cashier in Plymouth Library when he parted with his hard-earned pence. But if fifty pence had not been spared, this short biography on Charles’ role as Duke of Cornwall would have been lost to the ether, forever.
The author, Michael Williams, takes the reader through a short tour of Charles’ duties as Duke of Cornwall, his visits to the west-country, and the history of the Duchy itself. Though an amiable host, Williams is nothing more than court jester to the Duke, applauding Charles for his warmth and his jokes - even going as far to suggest that if it were not for a future fit for a king then Charles could have become an accomplished comedian!
Published in the Queen’s Jubilee – 1977 – this book never pretends to be anything more than a contemporary royal fanzine. Due to the worn pages of the book and the sentiments expressed, it exerts a certain charm… but the ether still surely beckons.
Biography – 80 pages – my copy (paperback; 1977) bought for 50p from Plymouth Library
- 1 nod out of 5 -
A request to immediately ask: don’t judge. The Worm justifies the purchase of this biography on Prince Charles for “research purposes”, regarding the Duchy and the preceding earldom of Cornwall from the medieval era. At least that is what the Worm told the cashier in Plymouth Library when he parted with his hard-earned pence. But if fifty pence had not been spared, this short biography on Charles’ role as Duke of Cornwall would have been lost to the ether, forever.
The author, Michael Williams, takes the reader through a short tour of Charles’ duties as Duke of Cornwall, his visits to the west-country, and the history of the Duchy itself. Though an amiable host, Williams is nothing more than court jester to the Duke, applauding Charles for his warmth and his jokes - even going as far to suggest that if it were not for a future fit for a king then Charles could have become an accomplished comedian!
Published in the Queen’s Jubilee – 1977 – this book never pretends to be anything more than a contemporary royal fanzine. Due to the worn pages of the book and the sentiments expressed, it exerts a certain charm… but the ether still surely beckons.
