"No other family in the world arouses so much interest, or occupies such a unique place in the hearts of so many millions of people, as the British Royal Family... [this book] contains over 1,000 colour photographs, plus black and white illustrations, and a lively and informative text of some 75,000 words... [covering] the period from the end of Queen Victoria's long and eventful reign and her influence over all the Royal houses of Europe, to the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, her Silver Jubilee, and the wedding of the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, to Lady Diana Spencer." [adapted from the book jacket]