An edition of The queen mother (2012)

The queen mother

the untold life of Queen Elizabeth

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An edition of The queen mother (2012)

The queen mother

the untold life of Queen Elizabeth

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In The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Lady Colin Campbell tells the griping true story of Elizabeth's life.

She reveals the truth behind: the mystery of her birth; her intra-family relationships; how she set about getting married; her relationship with her eldest brother-in-law prior to her marriage and afterwards, when he was Prince of Wales, Edward VIII,

and Duke of Windsor; how she came to marry his younger brother Bertie; how the other members of the Royal Family viewed Elizabeth at various stages in her life and theirs; the real state of her marriage; the circumstances surrounding the birth of her two children and why she never had any more; the part she played behind-the-scenes in the abdication crisis; her antipathy towards Wallis Simpson and what their relationship was; Lord Beaverbrook's interpretation of events and the crucial part he played during the abdication and afterwards; Elizabeth's relationship with him; whether she had flirtations and romances during her marriage; Bertie's friendships with other women; Elizabeth's popularity during the Second World War and the contribution she made to the welfare of the nation during it; her role as wife and mother during and after it,

her opposition to Prince Philip and her attempts to induce Lilibet to marry a peer's son; Bertie's opposition and the reason why; Bertie's illness and death; her adjustment to relatively young widowhood - the trouble she gave and the trouble she saved; her difficult relationship with Princess Margaret and the opinions of Margaret and some of her close friends and lovers of Elizabeth's true character; her role as a grandmother and how she treated her varying grandchildren; her incredibly luxurious and fun-filled lifestyle during the last forty years of her life; whether her drinking and gambling were really the problems they were rumoured to be; her relations with Diana and other in-laws especially when their marriages were collapsing; her death and its aftermath.

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Dynasty Press
Language
English
Pages
489

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Cover of: The queen mother
The queen mother: the untold story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, who became Queen Elizabeth the queen mother
2012, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st U.S. ed.
Cover of: The queen mother
The queen mother: the untold life of Queen Elizabeth
2012, Dynasty Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-474) and index.

Published in
London
Other Titles
Untold life of Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 489 p., [16] p. of plates, geneal. tables
Number of pages
489

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL43988809M
ISBN 10
0956803814
ISBN 13
9780956803818
OCLC/WorldCat
794424207

Work Description

Campbell shows us that the untold life of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, is far more interesting and moving than the official version that has been peddled since 1923. Elizabeth's life has been filled with controversy-- beginning with the mysterious circumstances of her birth, the roles she played in her daughters' marriages, and her relationship with Princess Diana.

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