Ebook: The Untold Story of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

For the last ninety years, the public has been fed a one-dimensional fantasy about the life and origins of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the Scottish earl’s daughter who became the Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth, and ultimately Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Finally, her untold life is revealed. It is far more complex and fascinating than the fable that was purveyed for so long.
Although Elizabeth was born into great privilege, the circumstances of her birth were infinitely more extraordinary than have hitherto been acknowledged. They set the tone for the remainder of her life, which was nowhere near as simple or simplistic as reputed.
In this, the first comprehensive account of the human being she really was, Elizabeth emerges with credit as the multi-faceted individual whose sacrifices were concealed behind a well-burnished but misleadingly charming façade. Intriguing, strong-willed and resourceful, she justly deserved Hitler’s description as a ‘dangerous’ adversary. Hers was a truly extraordinary personality, and Lady Colin Campbell has referenced the people who knew Elizabeth well to paint a full and telling portrait of the woman as she really was. In the process, she shows why Elizabeth remained the most enduring media superstar of the 20th century, and reveals how very little was ultimately left to chance.
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