Book description
An intimate portrait of Her Majesty the Queen
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.
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 wheel.
Here we, at last, get to meet the leader, strategist, and diplomat;
the daughter, wife, mother and grandmother - Elizabeth the Queen.
Sally Bedell Smith is the author of the bestselling biographies of
Diana, Princess of Wales, John and Jacqueline Kennedy, Bill and Hillary
Clinton, Pamela Churchill Harriman
and
Bill Paley. A contributing editor at
Vanity Fair
since 1996, she previously worked at
Time
and
The New York Times
, where she was a cultural news reporter. Sally is the mother of three
children and lives in Washington, D. C. with her husband, Stephen.
