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The Queen. Ben Pimlott
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isbn 9780007490448
Автор произведения Ben Pimlott
Жанр Биографии и Мемуары
Издательство HarperCollins
THE QUEEN
Elizabeth II
and the Monarchy
Diamond Jubilee Edition
BEN PIMLOTT
Copyright
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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
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
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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