Review: How does the Queen manage her household?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
I am an admitted Anglofile and have enjoyed visiting Great Britain many times.  To see the "pomp and circumstance" that the Queen and her family are afforded makes me glad.  I have often wondered how the Royals afford the homes (castles), cars, vacations andlifestyle that we observe.  Now, I know!  The writer goes into minute detail how each department in the household operates and how much they pay each individual in salary, living expenses and prestige.  I finally realize that the people who serve in the Queen's household do so mostly because of the honor and hardly ever do they leave their positions for more money even though they work long hours under stressful circumstances.  I also learned that the family seldom gets emotionally close to those who serve them.  It seems to me that if I had a person who works for me for thirty, forty or more years I would feel some attachment.  I enjoyed this book but sometimes the writer  goes into too much detail (which I tended to skip over sometimes).  Overall, I enjoyed it very much.