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Item Details
Title:
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THE UNTOLD LIFE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
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By: |
Lady Colin Campbell |
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Hardback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0956803814 |
ISBN 13: |
9780956803818 |
Publisher: |
DYNASTY PRESS LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 March, 2012 |
Pages: |
496 |
Description: |
Elizabeth's life was far more gripping than is realised, in this penetrating biography Lady Colin Campbell uncovers all its secrets, painting a multi-hued portrait of a colourful character in all its complexity. Her sources, all of whom are revealed in the book itself, include several members of the Royal Family; many Scottish and English ar |
Synopsis: |
In The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Lady Colin Campbell tells the griping true story of Elizabeth's life.She reveals the truth behind: the mystery of her birth; her intra-family relationships; how she set about getting married; her relationship with her eldest brother-in-law prior to her marriage and afterwards, when he was Prince of Wales, Edward VIII, and Duke of Windsor; how she came to marry his younger brother Bertie; how the other members of the Royal Family viewed Elizabeth at various stages in her life and theirs; the real state of her marriage; the circumstances surrounding the birth of her two children and why she never had any more; the part she played behind-the-scenes in the abdication crisis; her antipathy towards Wallis Simpson and what their relationship was; Lord Beaverbrook's interpretation of events and the crucial part he played during the abdication and afterwards; Elizabeth's relationship with him; whether she had flirtations and romances during her marriage; Bertie's friendships with other women; Elizabeth's popularity during the Second World War and the contribution she made to the welfare of the nation during it; her role as wife and mother during and after it, her opposition to Prince Philip and her attempts to induce Lilibet to marry a peer's son; Bertie's opposition and the reason why; Bertie's illness and death; her adjustment to relatively young widowhood - the trouble she gave and the trouble she saved; her difficult relationship with Princess Margaret and the opinions of Margaret and some of her close friends and lovers of Elizabeth's true character; her role as a grandmother and how she treated her varying grandchildren; her incredibly luxurious and fun-filled lifestyle during the last forty years of her life; whether her drinking and gambling were really the problems they were rumoured to be; her relations with Diana and other in-laws especially when their marriages were collapsing; her death and its aftermath. |
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UK |
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Dynasty Press Ltd |
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