Although born with no expectations of the throne, once the crown was thrust upon her, Elizabeth II proved herself singularly fit for the job. Drawing on interviews with advisors, friends and members of the royal family, this succinct biography traces the Queen's remarkable life from childhood, wartime and coronation, through the turbulent times of her children's marital difficulties, to becoming Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
A Brief Life of the Queen is a succinct, personal and beautifully illustrated biography of Elizabeth II, who has managed to remain an enigma, despite being the most recognised woman in the world. For more than thirty years Robert Lacey has been gathering material from the members of the Queen's inner circle - her friends, relatives, private secretaries and prime ministers - and the results are distilled in this elegant hardback which marks the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Tracing her life through its major stages, and uncovering her greatest personal loves and trials, A Brief Life of the Queen offers the freshness of the first-hand insights and compelling storytelling for which Robert Lacey's best-selling biographies are renowned.
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