THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA personal account of the life and character of Britains longestreigning monarch, from the writer who knew her family bestCompelling . . . Fascinating DAILY MAILThe writer who got closest to the human truth about our longserving senior royals THE TIMESThe book overflows with nuggets of insider knowledge TELEGRAPHPaints a unique picture of the remarkable woman who reigned for seven decades. Fascinating insights HELLO!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.Praise for Gyles Brandreths bestselling royal writingBeautifully written book. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best DAILY EXPRESSBrilliant, totally inspiring . . . Its a joy to read a book that comes from a perspective of fondness KIRSTIE...

Binding: Hardback;608 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BGR; Weight: 1102 g; Dimensions: 165 x 244 x 56

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