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The Queen: 90 Majestic Years
The Queen is one of the most powerful women in the world and, at 90, its most experienced leader. In more than 60 years on the British throne, she has outlasted every United States President, British Prime Minister or Roman Catholic Pope.
Elizabeth 11 is by far the most famous woman in the world yet less is known about her than any other public figure. She was born In London; in a private house, not a Palace or Castle, but she is at heart, someone who prefers the privacy and solitude of the country.
But what is she really like? What makes her laugh? How rich is she? How does she spend her days? How does she combine the roles of being Monarch, wife, mother and grandmother? What are her likes and dislikes? Do guests at Buckingham Palace really eat off gold plates? How does the Royal Household work? Did she sacrifice personal happiness on the altar of public duty when she became Queen? What have been her main achievements since she came to the throne? Has she succeeded in securing the future of the Windsor dynasty? What is her legacy?
All these questions and many more are answered in this fascinating book brought out to help celebrate this remarkable woman’s long and extraordinary life.
Elizabeth 11 is by far the most famous woman in the world yet less is known about her than any other public figure. She was born In London; in a private house, not a Palace or Castle, but she is at heart, someone who prefers the privacy and solitude of the country.
But what is she really like? What makes her laugh? How rich is she? How does she spend her days? How does she combine the roles of being Monarch, wife, mother and grandmother? What are her likes and dislikes? Do guests at Buckingham Palace really eat off gold plates? How does the Royal Household work? Did she sacrifice personal happiness on the altar of public duty when she became Queen? What have been her main achievements since she came to the throne? Has she succeeded in securing the future of the Windsor dynasty? What is her legacy?
All these questions and many more are answered in this fascinating book brought out to help celebrate this remarkable woman’s long and extraordinary life.
74 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2016
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Brian Hoey
52 books21 followersBrian Hoey is one of the united Kingdom's best informed royal chroniclers. He has written a wide variety of books on the royal family.
He was one of the BBC's first television newscasters and has been a writer and broadcaster for over 40 years at 2002.
He lives in South Wales with his wife and the couple have three grown-up children.
He was one of the BBC's first television newscasters and has been a writer and broadcaster for over 40 years at 2002.
He lives in South Wales with his wife and the couple have three grown-up children.
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April 18, 2018
I like Brian Hoey's books, easy to read and of great interest to me as I enjoy reading about all of the Royal Family. Most of them are living on a different planet but they are gradually getting more familiar with us mere mortals. This book was particularly interesting, looking into the inside life of the Queen. Whether one believes all we read or not, it made interesting reading for me. I hope Brian Hoey continues to write more on "The Firm".
November 28, 2016
The book I read previous to this had a lot of information drawn from this book. The price was right and the read enjoyable.
November 22, 2017
A few nuggets of information that I didn't know before. A great introduction to her life if you knew little before.
October 7, 2020
A concise look at the life of the Queen when she was 90 in 2016
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