Publisher's Synopsis
The Chronicle of the Queen Mother is the definitive book on the best loved member of the Royal Family. From her birth as a "commoner" at the dawn of the century through to the 1990s the book charts her public and private lives and the great events she lived through. Follow her courtship with "Bertie" their reluctant accession to the throne as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth their success as monarchs and her commitment to the people of Britain after his tragic death. This stunning full-colour volume gives a fascinating and highly visual insight into the Queen Mother as a public figure as a mother and grandmother and as a friend of the people.
