Debrett's New Guide To Etiquette & Modern Manners

'Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette & Modern Manners' cuts through the confusion to combine the very best of traditional standards of conduct with acceptable modern innovations. Packed with no-nonsense, step-by-step guidelines and advice, it covers everything from basic table manners to how to equip yourself at the grandest royal and diplomatic gatherings. This book celebrates the charm, beauty and fascination of classic good manners and their enduring role in a civilised society.

Subjects include entertainment; rites of passage; the written word; the spoken word; royal, diplomatic and formal etiquette; and the changing world.