Name Michael De-la-Noy Role Journalist | Education Bedford School | |
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Died 2002, Kettering, United Kingdom Books Queen Victoria at home, Mervyn Stockwood, The house of Hervey, Eddy, The king who never was | ||
Michael De-la-Noy (3 April 1934 - 12 August 2002, born Michael Delanoy Walker) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 20 books, the most successful being The Queen Behind the Throne. De-la-Noy was also noted for being fired in 1970 as press secretary to Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey after writing an article in support of a bisexual and transvestite colonel, which was seen as too liberal for the Church of England.
De-la-Noy was born in Hessle, Yorkshire, and grew up in London. He was educated at Bedford School, although he ran away from the latter at the age of 13. He worked as a reporter for two local papers, the Bedfordshire Times and the Brighton and Hove Herald, before joining the employ of Anglican clergyman Timothy Beaumont. It was after this job that he went to work for Archbishop Ramsey.
His books included Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer (1984), The Honours System (1985), Eddy: The Life Of Edward Sackville-West (1988), Michael Ramsey: A Portrait (1990), The Queen Behind the Throne (1994) and others.
De-la-Noy died of cancer at the age of 68; he was survived by his partner of 30 years Bruce Hodson.