Once again, Harold Williams offers a succinct and engrossing depiction of Queen Elizabeth II, one of history's most interesting characters.
There is much more to Queen Elizabeth II than serving as a symbolic leader. She was monarch of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, and as the longest-reigning British monarch in history, she had worked to modernize her reign and make it more sensitive to the needs of a changing populace while upholding beloved royal traditions.
After a contented upbringing, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary joined the service in World War II as a truck driver and mechanic. In 1947, she wed a distant relative, and at the age of 27, she was crowned queen. She had worked relentlessly to safeguard the reputation of the monarchy and lay the groundwork for its future, despite the fact that her royal family has seen its fair share of sorrow and scandal. The first British monarch to ever commemorate her Sapphire Jubilee, the Queen marked 65 years on the reign on February 6, 2017.
This brief book recounts the profoundly personal tale of a woman who, unlike anyone else, transformed the world.