Michael De-la-Noy

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.

Biography

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.[1] He worked as a reporter for two local papers, the Bedfordshire Times and the Brighton and Hove Herald,[2] before joining the employ of Anglican clergyman Timothy Beaumont. It was after this job that he went to work for Archbishop Michael Ramsey, for whom De-la-Noy became press secretary in 1967.[1]

De-la-Noy's many books included biographies of Denton Welch (Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer, 1984), Edward Elgar (Elgar: The Man, 1984), the Queen Mother (The Queen Behind the Throne, 1994), Edward Sackville-West (Eddy: The Life of Edward Sackville-West, 1988), and the Archbishop of Canterbury (Michael Ramsey: A Portrait, 1990), and other works such as The Honours System (1985) and Acting as Friends: The Story of the Samaritans (1987).

De-la-Noy died of cancer at the age of 68; he was survived by his partner of 30 years Bruce Hodson.[1]

Selected bibliography
  • Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer (1984)
  • Elgar: The Man (1984)
  • The Honours System (1985)
  • Acting as Friends: The Story of the Samaritans (1987)
  • Eddy: The Life of Edward Sackville-West (1988)
  • Michael Ramsey: A Portrait (1990)
  • The Queen Behind the Throne (1994)
  • George IV (1998)

References
  1. Jonathan Fryer, "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Guardian, 16 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  2. "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Telegraph, 13 August 2002.
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