Hugo Vickers is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, and Princess Andrew of Greece. His book The Kiss won the Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction and his recent bestsellers have included The Quest For Queen Mary and The Sphinx, the life of Gladys, the Duchess of Marlborough. His most recent book is Malice in Wonderland, also available from Pegasus Books.