Inside the world of Elizabeth II
Robert Hardman is one of Britain's best-known observers of the monarchy. He has covered royal life for more than twenty years, both as a Fleet Street royal correspondent and as the writer of several internationally acclaimed royal documentaries. He interviewed the Prince of Wales for his famous BBC One birthday film Charles at 60, and toured Windsor with Prince Philip for the much-loved BBC One series, The Queen's Castle. He is the writer of both the series and the book, Monarchy- The Royal Family At Work, which has been screened worldwide. Hardman has reported on royalty from every continent and more than fifty nations. His dispatches have spanned every aspect of the royal story - from the Queen's 'annus horribilis' to the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In addition to the British Royal Family, his royal interviewees have included the Emperor and Empress of Japan, the King and Queen of Norway and the Queen of Denmark. After Cambridge University, Hardman joined the Daily Telegraph for which he also covered politics and sport and edited the Peterborough column. Since 2001, he has written the How I See It column for the D
Simply magnificent. This gripping, fascinating and authoritative
tour de force - covering the Queen herself, the power and the
celebrity of Britain's royalty with equal panache - gleams with a
unique combination of insider anecdotes, deep knowledge, personal
experience and superb storytelling by Britain's outstanding royal
observer.
*Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of JERUSALEM*
At long last we have the definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth
II's world today. Robert Hardman knows the true story and tells it
superbly.
*Andrew Roberts*
As well as the entire senior management of both Buckingham and St
James's palaces, Hardman has interviewed David Cameron, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, former Prime Ministers, the last four
Foreign Secretaries and scores of others, so this book abounds with
insights. Yet its real value lies in the sheer quality of the
writing and the consistently sound judgement that Hardman brings in
teasing out the true character of one of the world's most exemplary
human beings.
*Mail on Sunday*
Hardman knows his subject intimately and has used enviable access
to produce a richly detailed and thoughtful account
*Telegraph*
Hardman is the best chronicler of the monarchy writing in the
British press today, superbly well informed, witty and wise.
*Evening Standard*
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