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Sat 09 Sep 2009My goodness, Guinnesses
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The Guinnesses: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Most Successful FamilyBy Joe Joyce
Poolbeg, 390pp. €19.99
IN 1955 TWO OF Rupert Guinness’s grandchildren were christened in Germany. The mother was Rupert’s daughter Brigid, whose husband was a grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Among the godfathers was the king of Denmark. The family had reached the heights of European social, political and business success.
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