The Mountbattens, Ep. 24: “Dickie, the Puppetmaster”

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

Комментарии • 171

  • @marynyhof6916
    @marynyhof6916 2 дня назад +56

    So happy to hear another reading from this book!!! Put me in that group of the 100 that love this book!!! Thank you Cheere!!!

  • @KarenMck76
    @KarenMck76 2 дня назад +87

    Whoop, thank you for persevering with this. I know it doesn't get the views, but some of us do love your commentary and thoughts.

    • @dewarsbramangus
      @dewarsbramangus 2 дня назад +4

      I totally agree! I have read the book, but listening to Cheere read it is more interesting and certainly more fun. Parts of Mountbatten's life are just unbelievable or unthinkable yet amazingly true!

    • @AJA-ie5uu
      @AJA-ie5uu 2 дня назад +2

      I agree. I was disappointed when I thought this one had been abandoned

    • @KimHayes-q9y
      @KimHayes-q9y 2 дня назад

      What happened to Ethel Kennedy?

  • @StrongopinionsRus
    @StrongopinionsRus 2 дня назад +13

    I am enjoying this book, thank you for persevering. Some of us are thoroughly sick of Meghan Markle!

    • @Schmoopy66
      @Schmoopy66 День назад +2

      Yes, she & Harry have always bored me! 😴. Also bored with pop culture.

  • @lynn6221
    @lynn6221 2 дня назад +52

    Great, another Mountbatten chapter!!! ❤

  • @mapleleaf902
    @mapleleaf902 2 дня назад +43

    Wow, what a pleasure to hear another reading. Thank you!

  • @kaybrown4010
    @kaybrown4010 2 дня назад +23

    Yay, Mountbattens! It’s a good backstory to Traitor King, which I’m catching up on.

  • @Jaymi-b3t
    @Jaymi-b3t 2 дня назад +30

    Thank you for returning to this book!

  • @MissTolkienGeek
    @MissTolkienGeek 2 дня назад +21

    Hurray the Mountbattens are back!

  • @run4cmt
    @run4cmt 2 дня назад +21

    I have really enjoyed your reading of this book!

  • @maureenormston8356
    @maureenormston8356 2 дня назад +11

    Yaaaay, they're back and happy to be one of 100 devotees😊 👍. So glad you are persevering with this book, I have really enjoyed it so far. Dickie was a paradox and I have to admit that the times I recall seeing him on TV primarily in the 70's, I could never get past his weaselly, shifty eyes. You always make me howl when you come across something questionable/dodgy, then look at the camera and say "interesting" as only you can 😂. Thank you.

    • @northeything8568
      @northeything8568 День назад

      Same here with the "interesting" thingy comment ☺

  • @KayannaDesdames
    @KayannaDesdames 2 дня назад +24

    Cheere…we all enjoy your videos and comments!!!! Thank you so very much for your grand efforts 😂 ❤

  • @run4cmt
    @run4cmt 2 дня назад +23

    So glad to see this back!!!

  • @BellaRainDrops
    @BellaRainDrops 2 дня назад +15

    Thanks Cheere, this book as been long (maybe longer than it needed to be) but super interesting and a fascinating eye opener into how most super rich people in the UK and US all know each other lol appreciate the effort to finish it and your hair looks fab ! colour is divine.

  • @DawnSuttonfabfour
    @DawnSuttonfabfour 2 дня назад +14

    I had forgotten about poor Louis! I can't recall where we left him. Widowed and, err, yeah, that's it. I do enjoy it, I was enjoying it but then, you literary hussy, you lured us away with Kennedys! Alright we were easily led, I admit it. The weather here is foul, snow on the way and I have a fresh cup of Rosie, perfectly English way of hearing this. Thank you.

  • @angierucinski5694
    @angierucinski5694 2 дня назад +20

    Thank you Cheere, it's fascinating to get to the end of this book.

  • @victoriachappell4098
    @victoriachappell4098 2 дня назад +17

    Thanks for returning to this one!

  • @sabsmcdabs7139
    @sabsmcdabs7139 2 дня назад +10

    Thanks for coming back to this! It's a fascinating story and with links still to the modern day. Are you looking forward to Andrew Lownie's new book on the Yorks? Can't wait!

  • @bezen9007
    @bezen9007 2 дня назад +9

    Thank you Cheere, we get it, I’m one of those 100 so I appreciate you going back to this book.

  • @marylamont982
    @marylamont982 2 дня назад +20

    Thank you for continuing this book. May you have a very blessed year ❤

  • @daniellem1296
    @daniellem1296 2 дня назад +8

    Thank you, cheere! I know some may not be excited to finish out this book but I AM! This crazy dude is still relevant. His influence has his mark on many people today! What’s not to love about learning!?!??!!! He is warped and so are his dear friends.

  • @MrsGator7
    @MrsGator7 2 дня назад +18

    I enjoy whatever book you read.

    • @jackiehardyful
      @jackiehardyful 2 дня назад +1

      I was going to say the exact thing!!!

  • @hesterkirange3079
    @hesterkirange3079 2 дня назад +16

    How lovely to see your channel grow! Have been enjoying your reading /reviews, balanced comments and very witty impersonations for quite a while now. Looking forward your content in 2025.

  • @Juanita-gf4te
    @Juanita-gf4te 2 дня назад +13

    From what I read Dickie never wanted the open marriage but went along with it to please Edwina, and yes, they both swung both ways.

  • @davidhinkson8856
    @davidhinkson8856 2 дня назад +5

    Glad to see you got back to this book, although I've been enjoying your look at the Kennedys.

  • @janpolitte8582
    @janpolitte8582 2 дня назад +8

    So glad you are finishing this book. I've missed it. Whenever you post, anything, l have to stop what l'm doing so that l can hear your infletions in your voice. Thank you for the time that you spend on reading to us.

  • @LauraMilly-uu5bt
    @LauraMilly-uu5bt 2 дня назад +16

    Thank you so, so much for continuing with this! I appreciate there aren’t many of us who want to continue with this book ( and I completely understand the financial reasons for reviewing other tomes), but it’s so interesting! ❤

    • @onesunnyday5699
      @onesunnyday5699 2 дня назад

      I missed this. A great palate cleanser from so much Kennedy/Skakel drama 😒🙄😑

    • @LauraMilly-uu5bt
      @LauraMilly-uu5bt День назад

      @@onesunnyday5699 I am so delightful to be one of the 100 🤣

    • @LauraMilly-uu5bt
      @LauraMilly-uu5bt День назад

      Delighted…even! I am also delightful 🤣🤣🤣

  • @kimmckenzie3696
    @kimmckenzie3696 2 дня назад +6

    Thank you so much for continuing this. I think Dickie staying with Edwina was because he refused to be wrong or be a failure and he saw divorce as both of those things. Again thank you for doing this for such a small audience. 😊

  • @yoclark2723
    @yoclark2723 2 дня назад +5

    One of the few here, that are fascinated with this book. Thanks for giving us another installment.

  • @ralphl7643
    @ralphl7643 2 дня назад +9

    I can't remember if you've talked about the massive trouble Lownie had trying to get access to Dickie's papers at the public university that bought them. He said he'd spent a half million pounds on legal fees. I suspect from the last section you read that D spent a lot of his retirement sifting out what he didn't want anyone to see--but then why restrict access so severely?

  • @acmehorse
    @acmehorse 2 дня назад +11

    I'm a total anglophile and I love your commentary, thank you!

    • @dewarsbramangus
      @dewarsbramangus 2 дня назад +1

      I'm with you! My parents were both born in the UK, so it's in the blood!

    • @dewarsbramangus
      @dewarsbramangus 2 дня назад +2

      Cheere's voices, gesticularations, and facial expressions slay me and are priceless!

  • @thetruthmatters341
    @thetruthmatters341 2 дня назад +3

    I am also one of the 100!, at this stage Cheere I would listen to you read the phone book!!! xxx

  • @troyboy6690
    @troyboy6690 2 дня назад +2

    Hi Thanks for ocntinuing this book. I dont know why, but I am enjoying it. Especially with your amazement about their behaviour :P

  • @shelleysykes5317
    @shelleysykes5317 2 дня назад +6

    I'm glad you're still doing this book. Because honestly, I don't know if I'd have been able to get through it on my own even though I'm so interested in him. You know what I mean? I'll wager a lot of the others who like it feel the same way.

  • @onesunnyday5699
    @onesunnyday5699 2 дня назад +5

    Charles Dance played Mountbatten exceptionally well The Crown. He even looked like a recent relative.

  • @ninahill2319
    @ninahill2319 2 дня назад +9

    thank u for continuing :)

  • @michaelhutchinson1713
    @michaelhutchinson1713 2 дня назад +6

    I am so happy you did another video on this book. But, we all have to make a living. I have confidence that by New Year's Day next year you will have doubled your subscribers.

  • @AutismAgonyAunt
    @AutismAgonyAunt 2 дня назад +5

    Happy to say I'm one of the 100 😊 Thank you for this

  • @shirleyrothouse8057
    @shirleyrothouse8057 2 дня назад +4

    Glad you went back to the Montbattens.

  • @CornbreadOracle
    @CornbreadOracle 2 дня назад +5

    Ooooh the Mountbattens are back! Happy Sunday!

  • @silvialesko5117
    @silvialesko5117 2 дня назад +2

    Perfect present on this 11th day of Christmas! Thanks, Cheere, for picking this book back up! I appreciate what you are up against, but I also appreciate you for coming back and finishing this book.

  • @gmateri67mc39
    @gmateri67mc39 2 дня назад +3

    I watch you because you create wonderful videos! I’ll watch whatever you put out! Thank you for all your hard work❤

  • @kyndalslifeowen6823
    @kyndalslifeowen6823 2 дня назад +3

    I'm so glad to get back to this book. I been hoping we could finish it.

  • @d33j44
    @d33j44 2 дня назад +3

    Thanks for picking this up! I completely understand your approach to more mainstream content. I’m so thankful for your covering subjects I never knew I was interested in!

  • @carolhamm7645
    @carolhamm7645 2 дня назад +5

    Thank you, Cheere. I appreciate that this is a ton of work and time for you. Truely, thank you ❤

  • @CathyListens
    @CathyListens 2 дня назад +4

    I personally salute you my dear girl! SALUTE!!!❤

  • @MizzTH-G
    @MizzTH-G 2 дня назад +6

    I love that your subs are going up steadily! Well deserved. Can’t wait till you get to 100k!

  • @finleykim
    @finleykim 2 дня назад +5

    I think understanding Mountbatten is extremely important in the context of Prince Philip and King Charles and the RF's overall protectionist attitude to the private lives of certain of their members. There is nothing straightforward about Dickie Mountbatten and I think when you read through to the end, it will all make more sense -- including the relationship between he and Edwina.

  • @2HatzPatz
    @2HatzPatz 2 дня назад +3

    Thanks for coming back to Lord Louie, fascinating.

  • @Sfree-g7t
    @Sfree-g7t 2 дня назад +3

    Thank you for continuing to read this book!

  • @EvaMoritz
    @EvaMoritz 2 дня назад +8

    Ohhhhh!!! I thought you have forsaken this book altogether and I’m glad you didn’t! Thank you!

  • @annarchydeclutteranddesign413
    @annarchydeclutteranddesign413 2 дня назад +4

    Thank you very much for continuing reading this book. 😉

  • @roseannburke6512
    @roseannburke6512 2 дня назад +3

    Thank you... very happy the Mountbattens are back.

  • @shabbysuzannah3702
    @shabbysuzannah3702 2 дня назад +9

    Hello I’m looking forward to this ❤️🇬🇧 I love this book

  • @ollimommy
    @ollimommy 2 дня назад +7

    So happy to see you today!

  • @lynnewilliams6662
    @lynnewilliams6662 2 дня назад +4

    Yes yes yes it’s back …thank you ❤️❤️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @LadyCat183
    @LadyCat183 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you for continuing. I can now resubscribe and start listening to Ethel's story again ❤

    • @annehunt787
      @annehunt787 21 час назад

      I’m also glad she picked this back up. I subscribed because of this book. I don’t think I’ll resubscribe because I don’t want to reinvest in another one that won’t get follow through for months and months.

  • @Faithful10415
    @Faithful10415 2 дня назад +4

    I am always excited when I see a video pop up from you. What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Thank you!

  • @rock-t3d2k
    @rock-t3d2k 2 дня назад +3

    I'm pleased you are continuing with the Mountbattens. I've enjoyed these readings and am, frankly, bored to near tears with the antics of the H&M show. And Ethyl can wait a bit. It will be interesting to see how you skirt politics if RFK, Jr gets his cabinet position. Interesting that RFK got awarded the Medal of Freedom just this past week and RFK, Jr was not asked to accept it.

  • @heatblair
    @heatblair 2 дня назад +3

    Yay! I’m excited to finish this book. Love you Cheere! You could make a textbook interesting!

  • @Polly-Galgo
    @Polly-Galgo 2 дня назад +3

    Thank you for going back to this xx

  • @judyhamilton573
    @judyhamilton573 2 дня назад +7

    Totally worth the wait! Thank you. I enjoy every thing you read.

  • @nancyhendershott1033
    @nancyhendershott1033 2 дня назад +7

    So glad you are here!!!

  • @AlysonMcNulty
    @AlysonMcNulty 2 дня назад +4

    Nice to see and hear you today. I need some cheering up. A very special guinea pig I have followed online died.

  • @luciafidalgo296
    @luciafidalgo296 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you Cheere Denise. I have missed it. It might not be popular but it remains very interesting.

  • @karenm7449
    @karenm7449 2 дня назад +3

    Thank you for this. Much appreciated. I think that from what we know, he was an odious and dangerous person.. One valuable aspect of these books is that it helps to explain some aspects of the Kin and his attitudes, given the huge influence Mountbatten was to him.

  • @therealinformalmusic
    @therealinformalmusic 2 дня назад +3

    The alleged poor shooting of Lord Mountbatten, who usually worked hard to gain expertise at any competitive practice, might be compared with the shooting of Prince Philip, his nephew. In •My Twenty Years in Buckingham Palace• by F. J. Corbitt (New York, 1956), p. 203, we read:
    “The ghillies and the stalkers [… .] declared [Prince Philip] in those days to be a poor shot and rather erratic.
    “It is a tribute to him that the same men who summed him up in that way in 1946 now have high praise for him as a shot. In this, as in so many other directions, Prince Philip has shown that when he makes up his mind to do a thing, he will do it as well as anyone else, and better than most.”

  • @lesleyhogg2495
    @lesleyhogg2495 2 дня назад +5

    Fabulous! A late Christmas present for us all. Thank you.

  • @becktown5464
    @becktown5464 2 дня назад +8

    Thank you!

  • @melbmelb7001
    @melbmelb7001 2 дня назад +3

    I was so excited to see this video! I wanted to get to the end but I understand it’s not racking up the views. I love this series.

  • @janetpenica7981
    @janetpenica7981 2 дня назад +2

    I am so glad this is back. Understand your reasoning for delay, but glad you’re making time for it. Thank you. 😊

  • @ColleenD78
    @ColleenD78 2 дня назад +5

    Cheere I'd listen to you read me a novel of the world's worst poetry, ok??? 😂😂😂 I think I speak for about 99% of your viewers when I say, Gurrrrl, we get it! Do your Thang, make that money and by all means do what ya gotta do to entice more subs to your brilliant channel! The more the merrier! I know I'm totally here for ANYTHING you're reading because I never cease to be amused, entertained, informed and delighted. Bravo on your growing channel.... so Flippin NICE to see a clever, wholesome, literate and unique channel beginning to bloom. Cheers, Cheere! 🩷💕💝💗💝💓

    • @cheeredenise
      @cheeredenise  2 дня назад +1

      Thank you so much!!!!

    • @ColleenD78
      @ColleenD78 День назад

      ​@@cheeredenise❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @joycemacdonald5839
    @joycemacdonald5839 День назад +3

    Cheere, thank you for returning to this book…..Cannot wait to get to the end….Best wishes to you & your family for 2025….Looking forward to lots more books 📚📖📖

  • @theresemctague9911
    @theresemctague9911 2 дня назад +3

    Been hanging out for this next chapter. Thanks

  • @bexp436
    @bexp436 День назад +1

    Hey, you are providing great entertainment and i appreciate it. I will go back and listen to the rest of your review of this book. They were a scandalous couple for the times and i remember hearing my mum and dad talk about them in hushed tones. Im from the UK and my parents were born in the 1920's so they wouldve have been of their time, roughly. I think he was a desperately ambitious and conniving man, who would stop at nothing to achieve what he wanted. He had apparently wanted his daughter to marry Prince Charles and therefore be closer to the crown.

  • @meagerz
    @meagerz 2 дня назад +4

    Yay! Another Mountnatten chapter!

  • @esterbengoa6077
    @esterbengoa6077 День назад +2

    The Vintage Book Club has a very interesting interview with the author. It shows how difficult it is to write a nonfiction book in "free speech" UK.

  • @Marilena-y9j
    @Marilena-y9j 2 дня назад +3

    I basically agree with the popular opinion that the Ethel book is more interesting and fun than this one. But I DEEPLY appreciate your decision to go back and wrap ol' Louis Mountbatten up, so to speak.
    I hope 2025 will bring you 100 subscribers. You deserve it!

  • @hayatahmed7163
    @hayatahmed7163 2 дня назад +2

    Cheere - I’d love to hear you cover any books about the late Queen’s overseas royal tours.

  • @AmyJoTraut
    @AmyJoTraut 2 дня назад +7

    I am so happy!❤️😆

  • @JennyTolios
    @JennyTolios 22 часа назад

    Thank you so much for sticking with this book Cheere....even if its just for the hundred of us that look forward to this series. 🥰🥰🥰

  • @ValRul-73
    @ValRul-73 2 дня назад +6

    Cheer-es to Twelfth Night… with Cheere!🎀💗Now, let’s see where Dickie’s bound next

    • @BlueInk912
      @BlueInk912 2 дня назад +4

      Blessed, I am - to be here on Twelve Night in good cheer with you & Cheere 🙏

    • @Marilena-y9j
      @Marilena-y9j 2 дня назад +1

      Twelfth Night indeed! The last day of Christmas --- and I never can remember the final gifts. Had to look it up! Twelve drummers drumming. 😆

  • @baz7055
    @baz7055 2 дня назад +5

    Thank you Cheere

  • @paulacostescu1041
    @paulacostescu1041 2 дня назад +6

    🎉🎉🎉 Thank you

  • @colleenluiz3678
    @colleenluiz3678 2 дня назад

    Cheere I follow all of your books and recently I’ve gone back to watch the books you reviewed before I found your channel. Thank you for what you do. I couldn’t afford to buy all of these books myself so it’s appreciated. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @cathyvezina2091
    @cathyvezina2091 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you - I've been waiting for this.

  • @silva7493
    @silva7493 2 дня назад +3

    I sometimes need a break from a book too!

  • @CowboyRc743
    @CowboyRc743 2 дня назад +3

    Nice work!

  • @mariannestoutland7741
    @mariannestoutland7741 2 дня назад +2

    thank you for continuing with this book...I thought you had completed it, and it was so juicy that our platform hosts weren't letting me access the remaining chapters 😂.

  • @MsMartinMuses
    @MsMartinMuses 2 дня назад +4

    Yay! I’ve been waiting for this!

  • @c0n_w0
    @c0n_w0 День назад

    I am enjoying your insightful commentary and book review. Your videos are delightful.

  • @gonefishing167
    @gonefishing167 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you Cheere, d forgotten we hadn’t finished this book. It will get there - promise - and I have ( surprisingly) enjoyed it. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

  • @cassandratq9301
    @cassandratq9301 2 дня назад +2

    The BEST book!

  • @esterbengoa6077
    @esterbengoa6077 День назад

    Thank you for persevering. I do appreciate how lacklustre this book is compared to others.

  • @helencq3916
    @helencq3916 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you for this!!!!!!

  • @someamericanfanofQE2
    @someamericanfanofQE2 День назад +1

    Oh, Dickie. Can only control the narrative so long.

  • @silva7493
    @silva7493 2 дня назад +5

    Thank you!!!

  • @JennyKarling
    @JennyKarling 2 дня назад +2

    A book about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton would be good.

  • @deannamckinnon7962
    @deannamckinnon7962 2 дня назад +2

    I love this book ❤

  • @LindaMcGhee-v6w
    @LindaMcGhee-v6w 2 дня назад +1

    I had forgotten about this, thanks for reminding me x

  • @MarkGovern
    @MarkGovern 2 дня назад +2

    Thank you ❤