The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and Her People
The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and Her People by Andrew Marr
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0330544160 | 448 pages | AZW3 | 2.78 MB
English | 2012 | ISBN: 0330544160 | 448 pages | AZW3 | 2.78 MB
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.