The Queen. Ben Pimlott

      

      THE QUEEN

      Elizabeth II

      and the Monarchy

      Diamond Jubilee Edition

      BEN PIMLOTT

      Copyright

      HarperPress An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

      First published in Great Britain by

      HarperCollinsPublishers 1996

      Copyright © Ben Pimlott 1996, 2002

      Foreword to the Diamond Jubilee Edition © Lord Hennessy 2012

       Afterword © Jean Seaton 2012

      Ben Pimlott asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780007476626

      Ebook Edition © MAY 2012 ISBN: 9780007490448

      Version 2019-02-01

      Dedication

      To my family

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      LIST OF PLATES

      CARTOONS

      QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1926

      FOREWORD - TO THE DIAMOND JUBILEE EDITION

      FOREWORD - TO THE GOLDEN JUBILEE EDITION

      PREFACE

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Chapter 13

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Chapter 23

      Chapter 24

      Chapter 25

      Chapter 26

      Chapter 27

      Chapter 28

      AFTERWORD - JEAN SEATON

      NOTES

      SOURCES AND SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

      INDEX

      About the Author

      Praise for The Queen

       About the Publisher

      LIST OF PLATES

      Princess Elizabeth on a tricycle, 1931 (Hulton Archive)

      Earl and Countess of Strathmore, September 1931 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth with George V and Queen Mary at Bognor, 1929 (The Royal Archives © 2001 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

      145 Piccadilly (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle watching a military parade and saluting the Commanding Officer, May 1929 (The Royal Archives © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

      Duke and Duchess of York, George V, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth and Alla at Balmoral, 1927 (Hulton Archive)

      Edward VIII, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and the Duke of York at Balmoral, 1933 (Popperfoto)

      Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and ‘Crawfie’ leaving the YMCA, May 1939 (Hulton Archive)

      George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at Abergeldie, August 1939 (The Royal Archives © 2001 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

      The Coronation of George VI, 1937 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth and Philip at Dartmouth, July 1939 (Sir William Peek)

      Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret driving a pony and trap, August 1940 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth as a member of the ATS, April 1945 (Hulton Archive)

      George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Sir Winston Churchill on VE-Day 1945 (Hulton Archive)

      Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth at the wedding of Lord Brabourne and Patricia Mountbatten at Romsey, 1946 (Topham)

      Princess Elizabeth during a deck game on HMS Vanguard, April 1947 (Popperfoto)

      Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret riding on the seashore in South Africa, 1947 (The Royal Archives © 2001 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

      Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their wedding day, November 1947 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth arriving at Westminster Abbey with her father for her marriage to Prince Philip, November 1947 (Hulton Archive)

      Prince Charles with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, July 1949 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth and the Queen at Hurst Park Races, January 1952 (Hulton Archive)

      Princess Elizabeth with Mountbatten at a ball at the Savoy, 3rd July 1951 (Hulton Archive)

      The Queen arriving at Clarence House after her father’s death, 7th February 1952 (Hulton Archive)

      The Queen as she drives to Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, 1952 (Hulton Archive)

      The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II showing the Queen wearing her crown and preparing to receive homage, 2nd June 1953 (Hulton Archive)

      The Queen Mother with Prince Charles at the Coronation, 2nd June 1953 (Hulton Archive)

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