The Queen Mother, Lady Colin Campbell
The Queen Mother, Lady Colin Campbell
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The Queen Mother
The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Author: Lady Colin Campbell

Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon

Unabridged: 25 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/09/2018

Synopsis

Packed with stunning revelations, this is the inside story of the Queen Mother from the New York Times bestselling author who first revealed the truth about Princess Diana

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has been called the "most successful queen since Cleopatra." Her personality was so captivating that even her arch-enemy Wallis Simpson wrote about "her legendary charm." Portrayed as a selfless partner to the King in the Oscar-winning movie The King's Speech, the Queen Mother is most often remembered from her later years as the smiling granny with the pastel hats. When she died in 2002, just short of her 102nd birthday, she was praised for a long life well lived.

But there was another side to her story. For the first time, Lady Colin Campbell shows us that the untold life of the Queen Mother is far more fascinating and moving than the official version that has been peddled ever since she became royal in 1923. With unparalleled sources—including members of the Royal Family, aristocrats, and friends and relatives of Elizabeth herself—this mesmerizing account takes us inside the real and sometimes astonishing world of the royal family.

About Lady Colin Campbell

Lady Colin Campbell, who is connected to the royal family through mutual ancestors and marriage, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Diana in Private-which was the first book to reveal the truth behind the "fairy tale" marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales-as well as The Royal Marriages: What Really Goes on in the Private World of the Queen and Her Family and The Real Diana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sabrina

It pains me to say this, because I really wanted to like this book, but: don't waste your time. What starts out as an interesting biography quickly spirals downward into an attack. I'm not sure what Lady Campbell's problem with the Queen Mother was, but it's clear she can't stand her, and set out to......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

Had always thought of the "Queen Mum" as a nice old slightly dotty English lady -- to read that she was called "the monster of Glamis (her family castle in Scotland)" by the Duke of Windsor was quite a surprise. More info on the Great Abdication than I'd read before - slightly more sympathetic to th......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

This biography managed to enrage me as I read it, and I found it to be distasteful in the extreme. The claims made by Lady Colin about the Queen Mother's life aren't just extreme, they're sensationalism of the worst sort, and with every chance, the author tries to depict this woman as greedy, selfis......more

Goodreads review by Amy

Wow! Very enlightening to say the least! Full of Royal gossip & scandals. Are they true? I don't know, but it kept me entertained until the last paragraph! The Queen Mother was indeed an extraordinary person! Well worth the read if you're interested in the Royals.......more

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