{"product_id":"9781529355178-queen-elizabeth-ii","title":"Queen Elizabeth II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe remarkable life of our nation's most beloved monarch captured by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003eA unique and deeply researched portrait of our best-loved monarch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAJOR NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE QUEEN: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eImpeccably researched\u003c\/b\u003e . Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal family'\u003ci\u003e - DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'His knowledge of royalty and aristocracy is encyclopaedic . and his deep emotional connection with Elizabeth II and certain members of her family is given full throttle. \u003cb\u003eThe detail about a very public woman who, at the same time, was very private, is so remarkable\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e- TELEGRAPH 5-STAR REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe closest thing to an authorised life one is likely to read.\u003c\/b\u003e Intelligent, intuitive and scrupulously researched' \u003ci\u003e- QUADRANT MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A perfect match between subject and writer . \u003cb\u003eThe level of detail in \u003ci\u003eQueen Elizabeth II: A Personal History\u003c\/i\u003e is unequalled\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Vickers is the Tolstoy of royal biography, creating \u003cb\u003ea vast and detailed panorama\u003c\/b\u003e, the eccentric footnotes a glorious satire of scholarship.' - \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen Elizabeth II \u003c\/b\u003eoccupies a unique place in the hearts of her people, and in this major biography marking the Centenary of her birth, acclaimed royal historian Hugo Vickers sheds new light on the woman behind the greatest reign in British history. Based on six decades of close research into her life and reign, this master work contains not only archival research and close personal observation but many hours of conversation with those who knew and worked with The Queen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a supremely happy decade of early childhood, a certain gravitas descended with the death of her beloved grandfather, George V, and the Abdication of her uncle Edward VIII. As Vickers reveals in impeccable prose, she accepted her destiny and worked steadfastly to prepare for what was to come, dedicating her life to the service of the Commonwealth. On her twenty-first birthday in 1947, she made a promise to serve and kept it for a remarkable seventy-five years. She was steadfast and conciliatory and presided calmly over decades of change, political upheaval and family tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribed by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eas 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet', Vickers is completely at home in the world of Queen Elizabeth II. He has worked with members of her family on various projects and also met with members of her Household. He first met The Queen in 1968 and had his last conversation with her in June 2022. This is his most incisive book yet, decoding hidden patterns in our most iconic monarch's behaviour to illuminate her as never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen Elizabeth II \u003c\/i\u003ewas an instant Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller in the w\/c 13.04.2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56500058915190,"sku":"9781529355178","price":30.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36883003_dce6c7f2-9d5d-487f-b5e1-c2b797724dca.jpg?v=1761355543","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529355178-queen-elizabeth-ii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}