This excellent biography was published to celebrate the Queen's 50th anniversary. So as we have just celebrated her 60th, it is fascinating to contrast the 'then' with the 'now'. As balanced and objective as possible in these media-dominated times, it offers an in-depth portrait of a remarkable woman, who despite her background and the realities and pressures of her public and private life, adapted with great fortitude to the demands of noblese oblige.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 68 Spring 2013 ) |
