Elizabeth the Queen: The Woman Behind the Throne
1 journaler for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by AgnesXNitt from Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, February 13, 2012
'The real woman behind out throne, her life and loves.
As we celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, this brand new biography of Queen Elizabeth II is the first all-round up-close picture of one of the most fascinating, enigmatic and admired women in the world.
With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh insights on her public persona and her private life. It also explores her close relationship with Prince Philip, her children and her headline-grabbing grandchildren William and Harry.
Here we see Queen Elizabeth going about her daily duties, preparing for formal occasions, playing with her children at the Palace, crawling on her stomach to stalk deer, donning yellow Marigolds to wash up after Balmoral cookouts and even changing a car tyre.
There is so much more to our Queen than what is reported, but in these pages we at last get to meet the leader, strategist and diplomat; the daughter; wife; mother and grandmother - Elizabeth the Queen.'
Bought new from Huntingdon Tesco when I was an hour early for the showing of 'War Horse' (local paper quoted one time, then the cinema changed it...). Anyway, as a Civil Servant, the Queen is my top boss as well as the Monarch and I find her an intriguing figure, so decided to find out more in this, her 60th year on the throne :)
As we celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, this brand new biography of Queen Elizabeth II is the first all-round up-close picture of one of the most fascinating, enigmatic and admired women in the world.
With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh insights on her public persona and her private life. It also explores her close relationship with Prince Philip, her children and her headline-grabbing grandchildren William and Harry.
Here we see Queen Elizabeth going about her daily duties, preparing for formal occasions, playing with her children at the Palace, crawling on her stomach to stalk deer, donning yellow Marigolds to wash up after Balmoral cookouts and even changing a car tyre.
There is so much more to our Queen than what is reported, but in these pages we at last get to meet the leader, strategist and diplomat; the daughter; wife; mother and grandmother - Elizabeth the Queen.'
Bought new from Huntingdon Tesco when I was an hour early for the showing of 'War Horse' (local paper quoted one time, then the cinema changed it...). Anyway, as a Civil Servant, the Queen is my top boss as well as the Monarch and I find her an intriguing figure, so decided to find out more in this, her 60th year on the throne :)
Journal Entry 2 by AgnesXNitt at Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 19, 2012
Finally finished this book at the weekend, not because I struggled with it, but because there is just *so* much information in this!
A really interesting portrait of Her Majesty, albeit very pro-royality, which is fine by me to a point, because I like the Queen :)
Some of the more tricky legal points of monarchy and lines of succession did rather loose me, but it was made up when the author got onto royal tours, and reading about a more personal side to the Queen, which was fascinating. To have become monarch at 25 years old would be terrifying for anyone, but particularly in the wake of her beloved father's death at a fairly young age of 52 (if memory serves). Britain was in the harsh post-WW2, still rationed, heavily austere years when we were basically broke as a country. The modest Coronation - modest at her own request - of a young, beautiful, and almost film starrish woman lifted the country's spirits and despite many ups and downs in her 85 years of life, I feel her visits and broadcasts still have the power to command the respect she has earned and is basically due after years of hard work.
This book is now ready to travel on to a new reader :)
A really interesting portrait of Her Majesty, albeit very pro-royality, which is fine by me to a point, because I like the Queen :)
Some of the more tricky legal points of monarchy and lines of succession did rather loose me, but it was made up when the author got onto royal tours, and reading about a more personal side to the Queen, which was fascinating. To have become monarch at 25 years old would be terrifying for anyone, but particularly in the wake of her beloved father's death at a fairly young age of 52 (if memory serves). Britain was in the harsh post-WW2, still rationed, heavily austere years when we were basically broke as a country. The modest Coronation - modest at her own request - of a young, beautiful, and almost film starrish woman lifted the country's spirits and despite many ups and downs in her 85 years of life, I feel her visits and broadcasts still have the power to command the respect she has earned and is basically due after years of hard work.
This book is now ready to travel on to a new reader :)
