The moments in life of "knowing". On Bognor Beach, with Grandpa England, she had "known" that he, and Papa, and she, would carry something on, something given, something bigger than themselves.
Lilibet: a carefree child, a lover of horses and dogs, devoted to her family. And the girl who would be Queen.
A.N. Wilson, one of England's most beloved writers, imagines the Queen on the eve of her platinum jubilee. We watch as she discovers, at the tender age of ten, that she is heir to the throne. We witness her meet the dashing Prince Phillip of Greece, who she loved steadfastly from the age of fifteen, and see their friendship blossom into passionate love. Above all, we learn of her astonishing sense of vocation and public duty, which grew during the dark years of WWII and her father's subsequent years of ill health.
By turns funny, tender and tragic, Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen honours our beloved monarch and her illustrious reign.
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'Reads like a thriller; a tale of human courage and resistance' - Lady Antonia Fraser
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Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen
A gorgeously illustrated gift book celebrating the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- 112 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen
A gorgeously illustrated gift book celebrating the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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Historical BiographiesIndex
HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1: Jubilee Eve
- 2: Birth in Bruton Street, Mayfair
- 3: 145 Piccadilly
- 4: Childhood Scenes
- 5: Abdication
- 6: Coronation
- 7: Buckingham Palace
- 8: Dartmouth
- 9: Jane
- 10: Windsor at War
- 11: VE Day
- 12: Married
- 13: A Woman Alone
- 14: Treetops
- Author’s Note
- Copyright
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