Elizabeth
Subtitle: a diamond jubilee portrait
By: Jennie Bond
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781554751129
Subjects: Queens; Anniversaries; Pictorial works; Biography; History
Description: "In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II will mark the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, a diamond jubilee that this book, written by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond, commemorates. On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, became Queen on the death of her father, King George VI to the reign that was to see major changes both in the country and Commonwealth and in the role of the monarchy began far away from Britain in a game reserve in Kenya. "Elizabeth: The Diamond Jubilee" looks at this remarkable period in the history of Britain's monarchy in lavish and fascinating detail, featuring over 240 photographs. Constantly under scrutiny ever since she took the throne, this book presents a balanced and absorbing account of the Queen's life and of her role as the head of state in a country and a world that have changed almost beyond recognition in the sixty years since she inherited the throne"--Publisher description.
Notes: "A celebration in photographs of the Queen's life and reign"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Family tree; title: Princess Elizabeth; title: New queen; title: First decade: 1952-1962; title: Second decade: 1962-1971; title: Third decade: 1972-1981; title: Fourth decade: 1982-1991; title: Fifth decade: 1992-2000; title: Sixth decade: 2002-today.