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Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years Paperback - 2023

by Gyles Brandreth

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New. <p><b>A personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch</b><br />__________<br /><br /><i>This intimate, personal biography of Queen Elizabeth II tells the story of her remarkable life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitivity from the view of someone who met her, talked with her and kept a record of those conversations. Brandreth knew the Queen's husband well and knows the new King and Queen Consort. </i><br /><br /><i>Told with authority, a refreshing dose of humour and moving honesty from a totally unique viewpoint, <b>Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait</b> is the must-have biography of the longest-serving monarch in English history, of a woman who represented not only her people but stood as an emblem of fortitude and resilience worldwide throughout her long life. Elizabeth II - what was she really like? What made her the person she was?</i><br /><br />By GYLES BRANDRETH:<br /><b>'The writer who got closest to the human truth about our long-serving senior royals.'</b><br />Libby Purves, <i>THE TIMES</i><br />__________</p>
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Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, veteran of Just A Minute, QI and The One Show, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and founder of the 'Poetry Together' project bringing schoolchildren and older people together to learn poetry by heart. His many books include the best-selling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international best-seller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple. With Dame Sheila Hancock he presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4. With Dame Maureen Lipman he is a regular on Celebrity Gogglebox. Gyles is married to writer and publisher Mich le Brown and has three children, seven grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife, his jumpers, and Nala, the neighbour's cat.