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The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century.

Consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and grandmother of Prince Charles, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon—the ninth of the Earl of Strathmore’s ten children—was born on August 4, 1900, and, certainly, no one could have imagined that her long life (she died in 2002) would come to reflect a changing nation over the course of an entire century.

Vividly detailed, written with unrestricted access to her personal papers, letters, and diaries, this candid royal biography by William Shawcross is also a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century.

The Queen Mother

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      Publisher Random House USA Inc
      Published 16 November 2010
      ISBN-13 9781400078349
      978-1400078349
      ISBN-10 1400078342
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      Biography: royalty

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century.

      Consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and grandmother of Prince Charles, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon—the ninth of the Earl of Strathmore’s ten children—was born on August 4, 1900, and, certainly, no one could have imagined that her long life (she died in 2002) would come to reflect a changing nation over the course of an entire century.

      Vividly detailed, written with unrestricted access to her personal papers, letters, and diaries, this candid royal biography by William Shawcross is also a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century.

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