Royal : Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Softcover

Lacey Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075153224X ISBN 13: 9780751532241

Publisher: Little Brown P/B, 2002

Synopsis

In 1977, Robert Lacey's bestselling MAJESTY was the first serious biography of Elizabeth II, defining the affection for the Queen that underlay the popular success of the Silver Jubilee. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of her accession, ROYAL brings her remarkable story up to date. It provides a fresh portrait of her relationship with Prince Philip, and its effect on their children; it describes how the Queen has worked to live up to and maintain her strongly held beliefs, shaped over the years by the wishes and dreams - and sometimes the anger and unhappiness - of the people; and it explains how and why the monarchy continues to enjoy such enduring support. In addition, the Jubilee Paperback edition has been updated to reflect all the fast-changing events of the Jubilee year, specifically: * The controversy over the work activities of Prince Edward and Sophie * Prince Harry's escapades with drink and drugs * The death of Princess Margaret * The death of royal critic Lord Altrincham

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Lacey is an internationally renowned historian and biographer and co-founder of Cover magazine. His ground-breaking and highly-acclaimed MAJESTY - ELIZABETH II AND THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR was published in 1977 on the occasion of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

Review:

Compulsively readable * Andrew Roberts, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * [ROYAL] has bestseller written all over it * OBSERVER * [Lacey] has an eye for the telling image ... smart, thorough and well crafted, it is absolutely of its time * SCOTSMAN * Lacey has arranged his material beautifully; not one of these 400 pages is tiresome or dull * EVENING STANDARD *

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown P/B
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 075153224X
• ISBN 13: 9780751532241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496