Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, following the death of her father, King George VI, the year before. This book celebrates her 50 years of reign and is written with the special insight of its author, Ronald Allison, who joined the Royal Household after some years as the BBC's Court Correspondent and worked for the Queen as her Press Secretary for five years. The book begins with an overview of The Queen's reign, and this is followed by an in-depth look at each individual year. Her growing family, the Royal tours, the ...
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Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, following the death of her father, King George VI, the year before. This book celebrates her 50 years of reign and is written with the special insight of its author, Ronald Allison, who joined the Royal Household after some years as the BBC's Court Correspondent and worked for the Queen as her Press Secretary for five years. The book begins with an overview of The Queen's reign, and this is followed by an in-depth look at each individual year. Her growing family, the Royal tours, the Commonwealth, her governments and the changing world about her are detailed in words and pictures, while key events for each year, in the world and in Great Britain, set the activities of The Queen in a wider international context.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.
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2002 printing. A hardback volume in Fine condition, in a Near Fine dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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Like New in Very Good jacket. The years since Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952 have been well chronicled, coinciding as they do with the second half of the 20th century. Throughout these years, as statesmen and politicians have come and gone, the Queen has remained a constant figure of stability and reassurance. Taking her reign year by year, The Queen records how Elizabeth has so brilliantly managed to combine the roles of wife, mother, and grandmother with those of Head of State and Head of the Commonwealth. Her growing family, the Royal tours, the changing world around her are all superbly recorded here in words and photographs. Ronald Allison was the BBC's Court Correspondent when, in 1973, he became Press Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen. He remained at Buckingham Palace until 1978, and he has since broadcast and written regularly on the monarchy and the royal family.
