{"product_id":"queen-elizabeth-ii-the-remarkable-life-of-our-nations-most-beloved-monarch-captured-by-the-most-knowledgeable-royal-biographer-on-the-planet-financial-times-9781529355208","title":"Queen Elizabeth II: The remarkable life of our nation's most beloved monarch captured by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique and deeply researched portrait of our best-loved monarch\u003c\/p\u003eQueen Elizabeth II occupies a unique place in the hearts of her people. She was elegant, self-contained, and enigmatic.  After a supremely happy childhood, gravitas descended with the death of her beloved grandfather and after the Abdication she accepted her destiny. When she was 21 in 1947, she made a promise to serve and kept it for a remarkable 75 years. She was steadfast and conciliatory and presided calmly over decades of change, political upheaval and family tragedy. Tommy Lascelles described her as 'the most remarkable woman' he had ever met.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHugo Vickers has been described by the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eas 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet.' This major new biography is based on sixty years of close observation and research, and uses never-before-seen sources and personal recollections to illuminate her life as never before.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529355208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 14 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Vickers\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Princess Andrew of Greece and the Duchess of Windsor. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e won the\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1996 Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. His recent bestsellers have included\u003ci\u003e Malice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sphinx\u003c\/i\u003e - the life of Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough. He collaborated with HRH The Duke of Kent on \u003ci\u003eA Royal Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Based on six decades of close observation . . . the royal historian presents a portrait of the steadfast woman who long wore the crown.' * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eRoyal historian Hugo Vickers brings together a lifetime's worth of anecdotes in this \"personal\" biography, which draws on 60 years' worth of research as well as never-before-seen sources. -- Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eIn his impeccably researched biography of the late Queen, Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal family * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThe closest thing to an authorised life one is likely to read. Intelligent, intuitive and scrupulously researched * Quadrant Magazine *","brand":"Hugo Vickers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48752448274649,"sku":"9781529355208","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71Bt3jee_7L._SL1500_7b493118-5956-4785-ad0f-081917538d2d.jpg?v=1779889733","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/queen-elizabeth-ii-the-remarkable-life-of-our-nations-most-beloved-monarch-captured-by-the-most-knowledgeable-royal-biographer-on-the-planet-financial-times-9781529355208","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}