The Diamond Queen Elizabeth II And Her People

Hardback

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Publisher's Synopsis With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state which is largely hidden from the public gaze and making a strong case for the institution itself. Arranged thematically rather than chronologically Marr dissects the Queen's political relationships crucially those with her Prime Ministers; he examines her role as Head of the Commonwealth and her deep commitment to that Commonwealth of nations; he looks at the drastic changes in the media since her accession in 1952 and how the monarchy - and the monarch - have had to change and adapt as a result. Indeed he argues that under her watchful eye the monarchy has been thoroughly modernized and made as fit for purpose in the twenty-first century as it was when she came to the throne and a 'new Elizabethan age' was ushered in.