Book description
Elizabeth II is within a few years of becoming the longest-reigning
British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is
far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often
realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill
and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what of the woman
behind the crown?
The book seeks to take a new look at this exhaustively-documented
life and show how Queen Elizabeth became the person she is. Who, and
what, have been the greatest influences upon her? What are her likes
and dislikes? What are her hobbies? Who are her friends? What does she
feel about the demands of duty and protocol? Is she really enjoying
herself when she smiles during official events? How differently does
she behave when out of the public eye? Examining the places in which
she grew up or has lived, the training she received and her attitudes
to significant events in national life, it presents a fresh view of
one of recent history's most important figures.
