This was well written and well researched, but it seems to be lacking an ending? It goes to a point in Lord Snowdons life and then sort of just ends, before the ending? It was an enjoyable read and a great companion to The Crown, but it sort of left me wondering and waiting for more.

Like all books by Helen Cathcart, the writing style is clear and accessible and it has been very well researched
It gives an interesting insight into the background, early life and early years of marriage of a lesser known member of the Royal Family, however the book was originally published in 1968 and has not been updated for its re-release so the book doesn’t cover the end of his marriage & subsequent life so I can’t really recommend it because of that.

Another interesting royal portrait from H. Cathcart (I.e. Harold Albert), a rather sympathetic portrait of Princess Margaret's husband, Lord Snowdon and his early years.

Meeting Margaret on the rebound doomed their union from the start. But the author always writes very respectfully about the Windsors so do not expect very big earthshaking revelations besides some mild gossip and some little juicy tidbits about the royal family. One thing is sure for certain: the winsome Snowdon got a very rotten deal from the start and he was always treated rather dismissively by the Firm...

Entertaining royal popcorn that should definitely thrill anyone hooked on the Windsors and their bizarre environment....

Many thanks to Netgalley and Sapere Books for this fun ARC

Lord Snowdon has always been fascinating to me. I think his marriage to the Princess was doomed from the start considering Margaret's underlying mental health issues. What a unique look into the story of the man who once held the key to a Princess's heart.

A very detailed look at the life of Lord Snowdon, and many of his interesting ancestors. I read a book on Princess Margaret, and this is a good way to learn more about her eventual photographer husband. It looks like a lot of research went into this background on Snowdon. It tells a lot of what he lived through growing up, from his parents divorcing and remarrying others, to his bout of Polio I found surprising. A good biography, very forthcoming about his career as well. Looking for more information on the author, I found a SunSentinel article dated November 10, 1997 that says Mrs. Helen Cathcart never existed and tells about Harold Albert who wrote all of the books under that name. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Helen Cathcart, and the publisher.