Princess to Queen

Clay, Catrine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753150190 ISBN 13: 9780753150191

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Bks., 1997

Published to accompany a BBC1 television series in celebration of The Queen's 70th birthday, this book offers an account of her public and private life from childhood to coronation. It begins with her attendance at her father's coronation at the age of 11, looks briefly at the Royal Family from Victoria until Elizabeth's birth, and then takes readers through Elizabeth's childhood and adolescence, to her own coronation in 1953. Containing archive stills as well as contemporary accounts from letters and diaries, the book offers insights into aspects of The Queen's private life such as her courtship and marriage to Prince Philip.

Synopsis:

Published to coincide with the celebration of the Queen's seventieth birthday, an account of her public and private life from her childhood to her Coronation, including insight into her courtship and marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh, drawn from letters and diaries written to or about her. Illustrated with archive stills.