Dickie retired from Buckingham Palace in 2000 and with nearly fifty years covering royalty, heads of state, and other globally recognized figures his incredible experiences allow him to bring his own personal insight into the public forum, not only as as a royal analyst and historian but as an international lecturer.

Dickie is a fine speaker with a fabulous collection of interesting, entertaining and fascinating anecdotes. He has an encyclopedic memory and is full of wonderful facts and stories.

In The British Monarchy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Dickie takes a reflective look at how The House of Windsor came into being, its evolution and some of the colourful personalities that have made its history.

In The Palace and the Press - he examines the relationship between the British Royal family and Buckingham Palace and the British and international press, and the problems of trying to satisfy the media appetite for Royal news.