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Her public and private worlds, the life and times of Elizabeth II and her family. Fifty years ago in February 1952, while in Kenya on the beginning of a world tour, Princess Elizabeth ascended to the British Throne on the death of her father, King George VI, who the day before had stood on the tarmac at Londons Heathrow airport waving her farewell. She returned to London as Queen to be met at the foot of the aircraft steps by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The Monarchy is the brilliantly constructed oral biography of the life of Elizabeth II and her fifty-year rule as the second-longest-reigning British sovereign in history. This candid look at the enduring monarch has been compiled from interviews that paint a rich picture of the private and the public life of the Queen. With access to over one hundred friends and associates of the Royal Family, the authors have woven their in-depth conversations into a fascinating, comprehensive personal profile that brings vividly to life the various strands of Queen Elizabeths life. We follow the story from her birth in an elegant townhouse in Londons Piccadilly, through the trauma of the abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII, and her realiza

Author

Strober, Deborah H. (Deborah Hart), 1940-; Strober, Gerald S

Publisher

New York: Broadway Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780767906388

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

5 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14