Kenneth Vivian RoseCBEFRSL (15 November 1924 – 28 January 2014)[1] was a journalist and royal biographer in the United Kingdom. The son of Ada and Jacob Rosenwige, a Bradford Jewish surgeon, Rose was educated at Repton and New College, Oxford.[2] He served in the Welsh Guards 1943–6 and was attached to Phantom, 1945. He did a brief spell of teaching as an Assistant Master at Eton College, 1948. His journalistic career began when he joined the Editorial Staff of the Daily Telegraph, a position he held from 1952 to 1960. He founded and wrote the Albany Column, 1961–97, for the Sunday Telegraph.[3]
In April 2005, days before the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, a British tabloid published that the couple were related, as ninth cousins, by way of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Rose said that, although the apparent familiarity between the two was not well established, a family connection was "perfectly factible".[citation needed]
Two well-regarded volumes of Rose's journals edited by DR Thorpe were published in 2018 and 2019. A review in The Spectator by distinguished biographer Philip Ziegler said: 'He was, of course, a snob — nobody could write a social column in the Sunday Telegraph for more than 50 years without some snobbish instincts — but he was an intelligent one, singularly well-informed, and capable from time to time of administering a sharp bite to the noble hands that fed him his material. It might reasonably be said that his contribution to social history is limited in its parameters, but it is a real contribution for all that. It is also great fun to read'.[4]
Selected works
Superior Person; a portrait of Curzon and his circle in late Victorian England (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1969)
^Who's Who 2012, London : A. & C. Black, 2012, 1964.
^Ziegler, Philip (15 December 2018). "High society and low gossip: the journals of Kenneth Rose". The Spectator.
External links
January 23, 2023
kenneth, rose, other, people, named, rose, rose, disambiguation, kenneth, vivian, rose, frsl, november, 1924, january, 2014, journalist, royal, biographer, united, kingdom, jacob, rosenwige, bradford, jewish, surgeon, rose, educated, repton, college, oxford, s. For other people named Ken Rose see Ken Rose disambiguation Kenneth Vivian Rose CBE FRSL 15 November 1924 28 January 2014 1 was a journalist and royal biographer in the United Kingdom The son of Ada and Jacob Rosenwige a Bradford Jewish surgeon Rose was educated at Repton and New College Oxford 2 He served in the Welsh Guards 1943 6 and was attached to Phantom 1945 He did a brief spell of teaching as an Assistant Master at Eton College 1948 His journalistic career began when he joined the Editorial Staff of the Daily Telegraph a position he held from 1952 to 1960 He founded and wrote the Albany Column 1961 97 for the Sunday Telegraph 3 Kenneth RoseBorn 1924 11 15 November 15 1924DiedJanuary 28 2014 2014 01 28 aged 89 NationalityBritishOccupationsJournalistBiographerRose was an award winning writer having won the prestigious Whitbread Book Award in the biography category in 1983 for his book King George V He shared that award with Victoria Glendinning who won for her book Vita He was appointed CBE in the 1997 New Year Honours In April 2005 days before the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles a British tabloid published that the couple were related as ninth cousins by way of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne Rose said that although the apparent familiarity between the two was not well established a family connection was perfectly factible citation needed Two well regarded volumes of Rose s journals edited by DR Thorpe were published in 2018 and 2019 A review in The Spectator by distinguished biographer Philip Ziegler said He was of course a snob nobody could write a social column in the Sunday Telegraph for more than 50 years without some snobbish instincts but he was an intelligent one singularly well informed and capable from time to time of administering a sharp bite to the noble hands that fed him his material It might reasonably be said that his contribution to social history is limited in its parameters but it is a real contribution for all that It is also great fun to read 4 Selected works EditSuperior Person a portrait of Curzon and his circle in late Victorian England Weidenfeld amp Nicolson London 1969 The Later Cecils 1975 William Harvey a monograph 1978 King George V 1983 awarded the Wolfson History Prize ISBN 0 297 78245 2 Who s Who in the Royal House of Windsor 1985 Kings Queens amp Courtiers intimate portraits of the Royal House of Windsor from its foundation to the present day 1985 Elusive Rothschild The Life of Victor Third Baron 2003 Who s In Who s Out The Journals of Kenneth Rose Vol 1 1944 1979 Edited by D R Thorpe Weidenfeld amp Nicolson London 2018 Who Wins Who Loses The Journals of Kenneth Rose Vol 2 1979 2014 Edited by D R Thorpe Weidenfeld amp Nicolson London 2019 References Edit Obituary Kenneth Rose The Daily Telegraph 29 January 2014 Daily Telegraph obituary Who s Who 2012 London A amp C Black 2012 1964 Ziegler Philip 15 December 2018 High society and low gossip the journals of Kenneth Rose The Spectator External links EditWhitbread awards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Rose amp oldid 1130750243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
