Elizabeth By Gyles Brandreth

Book Synopsis

THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A personal account of the life and character of Britains longest-reigning monarch， from the writer who knew her family best

Compelling . . . Fascinating DAILY MAIL
The writer who got closest to the human truth about our long-serving senior royals THE TIMES
The book overflows with nuggets of insider knowledge TELEGRAPH
Paints a unique picture of the remarkable woman who reigned for seven decades. Fascinating insights HELLO!
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Gyles Brandreth first met the Queen in 1968， when he was twenty.

Over the next fifty years he met her many times， both at public and at private events. Through his friendship with the Duke of Edinburgh， he was given privileged access to Elizabeth II.

He kept a record of all those encounters， and his conversations with the Queen over the years， his meetings with her family and friends， and his observations of her at close quarters are what make this very personal account of her extraordinary life uniquely fascinating.

From her childhood in the 1920s to the era of Harry and Meghan in the 2020s， from her war years at Windsor Castle to her death at Balmoral， this is both a record of a tumultuous century of royal history and a truly intimate portrait of a remarkable woman.
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Praise for Gyles Brandreths bestselling royal writing:

Beautifully written book. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best DAILY EXPRESS

Brilliant， totally inspiring . . . Its a joy to read a book that comes from a perspective of fondness KIRSTIE ALLSOPP， THE TIMES

As a sparkling celebration of Prince Philip， the book will be hard to beat TELEGRAPH

So readable and refreshing even after the millions of words that have been written about Prince Philip in the past couple of weeks THE TIMES

Brilliant . . . There is so much in this book you wont find anywhere else LORRAINE

Review Quotes

Compelling . . . Fascinating--Daily Mail

The book overflows with nuggets of insider knowledge--Telegraph

Paints a unique picture of the remarkable woman who reigned for seven decades. Offers fascinating insights into her life--Hello!

What Brandreth can uniquely offer us are verbatim replies to the questions he asked the Queen and Philip over many years--The Times

[Brandreth] paints a vivid picture of the Queen . . . Dont miss this trusted account of the incredibe life of the most famous and arguably best-loved Head of State on Earth--This England

About the Author

Gyles Brandreth is a writer， broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology， Dancing by the Light of the Moon， and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation， Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent， the lexicographer from Countdown， he co-hosts the award-winning podcast， Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.