Drawing on records of conversations and meetings the author and raconteur had with Elizabeth II, Brandreth delivers a moving, intimate portrait of the much-missed monarch, laced with his trademark gentle humour and unfailing eloquence.
Gyles Brandreth first met the Queen in 1968, when he was twenty. Over the next fifty years he met her many times, both at public and at private events. Through his friendship with the Duke of Edinburgh, he was given privileged access to Elizabeth II.
He kept a record of all those encounters, and his conversations with the Queen over the years, his meetings with her family and friends, and his observations of her at close quarters are what make this very personal account of her extraordinary life uniquely fascinating.
From her childhood in the 1920s to the era of Harry and Meghan in the 2020s, from her war years at Windsor Castle to her death at Balmoral, this is both a record of a tumultuous century of royal history and a truly intimate portrait of a remarkable woman.
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241674604
Number of pages: 640
Weight: 979 g
Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 54 mm
Compelling . . . Fascinating—Daily MailThe book overflows with nuggets of insider knowledge—TelegraphPaints a unique picture of the remarkable woman who reigned for seven decades. Offers fascinating insights into her life—Hello!What Brandreth can uniquely offer us are verbatim replies to the questions he asked the Queen and Philip over many years—The Times[Brandreth] paints a vivid picture of the Queen . . . Don't miss this trusted account of the incredibe life of the most famous and arguably best-loved Head of State on Earth—This England
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