Elizabeth

By: Gyles Brandreth

Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth

Brought to you by Penguin.

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

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.

Enjoy this special edition now featuring an exclusive postscript about King Charles III's Coronation.

©2022 Gyles Brandreth (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

'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

His truthfulness was wonderful

Loved his historical facts well done loved every minute of the book loved how truthful and how he presented facts and didn’t involve himself in the gossip

Great book! As accurate as it can be since Queen did not give interviews.

I soak up every history book I can find about the royal family….from Arkansas USA. The only problem I had with your book was your love for Camilla. She should have walked away when he got engaged. She never did, instead kept up everything (I will not go into detail). You seem to love her, I do not think most will agree that she is innocent or a “Good” person. He is not without blame, but neither is she. I will listen to more of your books, I love your story telling. Sincerely, Cara from Arkansas.

Her steadfast character

Enjoyed the entire book; especially her commitment to her duty, her family and her wisdom in dealing with life's ups and downs.

Fantastic!

This is a great book on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. I’ve read quite a few on her life, and even I was surprised by some of the facts and great amount of detail in this book.

Wonderful !

The book was insightful, genuine and entertaining. it covers the long life and service of Queen Elizabeth II in a historical, amusing and detailed way. I especially enjoyed hearing it read by the author, who brings so much more real life to the reading of the book. I love it and will listen to it again., many times, I am sure.