The Queen Herself

by Helen Cathcart

Overview

An enthralling biography of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

Ideal for readers of Ingrid Seward, Hugo Vickers and James Pope-Hennessy.

'I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service...' - Princess Elizabeth, 1947

Born third in line to the British throne, Elizabeth never expected to be Queen, yet her destiny was fixed with the abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII.

Royal biographer Helen Cathcart's fascinatingly intimate account charts Elizabeth's extraordinary life, from her birth and early years growing up in the royal palaces - sleeping in the dungeons of Windsor Castle during the air raids of the Blitz - through to her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 and their life together as new parents.

The death of Elizabeth's beloved father, King George VI, in 1952 saw her life change forever when at the age of twenty-five she became Queen.

Cathcart vividly brings to life many of the key events during the first thirty years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, including her spectacular Coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953 and subsequent six-month grand tour of the Commonwealth, as well as Her Majesty's first televised Christmas broadcast in 1957.

Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including family letters, royal journals and personal recollections, The Queen Herself is an exceptionally detailed biography of a loving daughter, wife and mother, as well as an iconic and celebrated national figurehead devoted to a life of service.

The Queen Herself offers a fascinating insight into Her Majesty The Queen's remarkable life and reign.

'Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them' - The Daily Mail

'The doyenne of royal biographers' - The Daily Telegraph

'A tireless chronicler of royalty' - The Guardian

'One of the best books ever written about the Queen' - Northwestern Evening Mail

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800553231
Publisher:	Sapere Books
Publication date:	06/14/2021
Series:	The Royal House of Windsor
Pages:	302
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Helen Cathcart was a prolific writer about the Royal Family, who enjoyed enormous success with her books in the 1960s and 1970s. These emerged with regularity, sold well, and were largely enjoyed (if not always at Buckingham Palace). One mystery surrounded the author-she was never seen. Occasionally journalists visited her agent, Harold Albert, at his cottage near Liphook, and suspected that Helen Cathcart did not exist. Invariably they left less convinced. Only when Harold Albert died was it revealed-in an obituary written by Hugo Vickers-that Harold Albert and Helen Cathcart were one and the same.

Lorna Bennett is a talented audiobook narrator with many titles to her name.