Her Ladyship's Guide to Greeting the Queen and Other Questions of Modern Etiquette

by Taggart, Caroline

• ISBN13: 9781849943772
• ISBN10: 184994377X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-09-08
• Publisher: Batsford

Summary

Choosing how to behave in unfamiliar situations is one of the many minefields with which modern life abounds. In this amusing yet practical guide to modern manners, Her Ladyship offers invaluable advice on every aspect of etiquette, both royal and everyday. With guidance on basic good manners in a range of situations, whether at home, at work or abroad, as well as advice on what to wear when, eating out and dating, you will never again worry about awkward or embarrassing encounters.


If you’ve ever wondered how to meet and greet the Queen and other royals, how to correctly address party invitations or about elegant ways of sitting down, standing up and getting in and out of cars, this guide is for you.

Author Biography

Caroline Taggart is an experienced editor and the author of Her Ladyship's Guide to the Art of Conversation (Batsford), I Used to Know That (Reader's Digest), The Book of English Place Names (Ebury Press) and The Book of London Place Names (Ebury Press), and coauthor of My Grammar and I or Should That Be 'Me'? (Reader's Digest). She visits literary festivals and writers' workshops around the country, advising aspiring writers on how to get published. She is not related to Her Ladyship, but shares many of her prejudices. She lives in London.