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The real Elizabeth an intimate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II / Andrew Marr.

by Marr, Andrew.

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Center Point Pub., 2012.

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.

Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-

9781611733273 (hc.)

1611733278 (hc.)

Large print ed.

559 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Previously published: New York : Henry Holt, 2012; originally published as Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and her people in Great Britain in 2011 by Macmillan UK, London.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 543-554).

Preface to the U.S. edition -- Prologue: what the Queen does -- Dynasty is destiny: how the British monarchy remade itself -- Lilibet -- Interlude: the Queen in the world -- The Queen at work -- Interlude: Britannia and the waves -- Off with her head! the Queen in the sixties -- Interlude: money -- Into the maelstrom -- Epilogue: the future.

Explores the private character of the queen behind her public persona, covering the circumstances of her early coronation, her relationship with international heads of state, and her struggles with family challenges.

Marr, Andrew. Diamond Queen.

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