The Real Elizabeth

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-01-29 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: St. Martins Griffin A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the worlds last great queen. published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign Elizabeth II. one of Englands longest-reigning monarchs. is an enigma. In public. she confines herself to optimistic pieties and guarded smiles; in private. she is wry. funny. and an excellent mimic. Now. for the first time. one of Britains leading journalists and historians gets behind the mask and tells us the fascinating story of the real Elizabeth. Born shortly before the Depression. Elizabeth grew up during World War II and became queen because of the shocking abdication of her uncle and the early death of her father. Only twenty-five when she ascended to the throne. she has been at the apex of the British state for nearly si...