Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

The official biography of the Queen Mother, published to great hardback acclaim, beautifully repackaged for mass-market paperback

Written with complete access to the Queen Mother's personal letters and diaries, William Shawcross's riveting biography is the truly definitive account of this remarkable woman, whose life spanned the twentieth century. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes
Lyon,the youngest daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August 1900. Drawing on her private correspondence and other unpublished material from the Royal Archives, William Shawcross vividly reveals the witty girl who endeared herself to
soldiers convalescing at Glamis in the First World War