Description
Offering eloquent, timeless counsel for living a gracious life and cultivating inner nobility, Princely Advice for a Happy Lifeis the perfect book to give for graduation, a milestone birthday, or any occasion.
"Be LOYAL to family, friends, and loved ones. Look after them and they will look after you. Maintain the flow of loyalty."
"Be ROMANTIC. Think of different ways each day to express your love to your loved ones. Love needs to be encouraged, fed, and celebrated. Do it every day!"
"You do not need money, palaces, land, or treasures to define you as a prince. Be a prince in your own heart and you will always be RICH."
Destined to be a treasured family keepsake, this book is truly for everyone.
About the Author
HSH Prince Alexi Lubomirski was born to a Peruvian/ English mother and a Polish/French father. He grew up between Botswana, Oxford, and London. At the age of eleven, he was informed of his true ancestral heritage and aristocratic bloodline. Having not grown up in royal surroundings with all the trappings, he was the first of his family in 500 years to have the title with none of the material evidence. Thanks to this displaced upbringing, and after much trial and error, he gradually succeeded in marrying his history with his present, managing to fulfill his role as the bearer of this title; and at the same time adapt the meaning in his modern-day world. Now, with two sons of his own, he lives a modern day life in new York, a city in the "new World." His duty being to pass down this title to his sons; and, at the same time, to adapt it so that it evolves with the times rather than become irrelevant and therefore extinct. Rather than focus on the past and what his family once had, he teaches his sons to forge ahead in a more spiritually aware manner and focus on what each of them believes the essence of their heritage means. In his book, the word "prince" is used on one hand because of the family's title, and on the other because the word illustrates the "ideal" of a man that we should all strive to be. Apart from being primarily a husband and a father, Alexi Lubomirski is a world-renowned fashion photographer.
Reviews
"This book is a must-read for anyone who loves Princes or aspires to be one. Alexi Lubomirski is truly a modern incarnation of Prince Charming." (Mickey Boardman, Paper Magazine)
"...buy this book. Please share the love with your family, friends, and children, as it will be a keepsake for a lifetime and for many generations to follow. Along with his prince-worthy looks, H.S.H. Prince Alexi Lubomirski is certainly living up to his title. Long live the king!" (Vanity Fair)
"...many people, no matter their age, could benefit from reading." (The New York Times T Magazine)
"...thanks to Alexi Lubomirski, we can all rest a little easier. The fashion photographer has penned a book to teach us all how to be a little more prince/princess-like...adorably written..." (Elle)
"...an exploration of what gentlemen-and people in general-should strive to be, offering thoughts on embracing princely qualities such as chivalry, honor, courage, and charity. This book is that old-school advice and way of living with a modern, more spiritual twist." (Hamptons Magazine)
"How a real-life prince charming is schooling men on chivalry" (The New York Post)
Chivalry is not dead; it lives in a little, yellow book, Princely Advice for a Happy Life, and author and photographer Alexi Lubomirski is quite possibly its ultimate personification." (Harper's Bazaar)
"Triple Threat: Handsome Prince, Photographer, Family Man Writes Swoonworthy Book" (Yahoo.com)
Book Information
ISBN 9781449470807
Author HSH Prince Alexi Lubomirski
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing
Weight(grams) 231g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 130mm * 13mm