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Debrett's Handbook - Coronation Edition: British Style - Correct Form - Modern Manners 2nd Edition

By Debretts
Debrett's Ltd April 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781999767099
Publisher
Debrett's Ltd
Publication
April 2023
Format
Hardback , 480 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

With informed insight on a range of formal occasions, modern manners and forms of address, Debrett's Handbook is a trustworthy companion to social life and rites of passage. This weighty 480-page compendium of advice is a stylish hardback book with a beautiful red and gold-embossed front cover.

This Coronation Edition was revised and updated in 2023 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III.

All formal address guidance has been updated to reflect the accession, the new position of the Queen Consort, and other changes in the Royal Family.

In addition, Debrett's Handbook addresses many modern dilemmas, including social graces, dress codes, mobile manners and dining etiquette. It offers advice on civilised hosting and entertaining, from formal dinner parties to drinks parties, informal suppers and overnight stays.

  • All advice relating to forms of address is fully revised and updated
  • Contains a comprehensive guide to invitations and correspondence
  • Offers a modern interpretation of traditional manners
  • Advice on digital communications includes emails, text messages, social media and WhatsApp groups
  • Step-by-step guidance to navigating all the major rites of passage
  • Everyday manners are reappraised and codified

Table of Contents

Correct Form
Formal Address
Professions
Letters after the Name
Formal Events
Dress Codes

Rites of Passage
Births Christenings
Coming of Age
Engagements
Weddings
Divorce
Death

Modern Manners
Correspondence
Social Graces
Table Manners
At Home - How to Entertain Guests
Public Manners

Appendix
Sample Letters
The British Social Season
Wearing Orders and Decorations
Order of Precedence
Surname Pronunciation
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