Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Colour Library Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1987. Hard Cover. Folio 0862835682 Due to weight I can only supply this book to a UK address. No extra postage above our standard rates. Few complimentary superlatives have not graced descriptions of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The numerous tributes which have marked the milestones in her long life have been shot through with admiration, respect and love - all in prestigious measure. These tributes are reflections of the high regard in which she has been, and still is held by members of her own family: King George V was charmed by her, Queen Mary was impressed by her, King George VI made no secret of his debt to her constant support, the present Prince of Wales has frequently acknowledged her benign influence on him. This book has been compiled to demonstrate in words and pictures the strong and enduring national and family connections which have characterised her whole life, giving purpose and drive to her services to the country of which she was, for all too short a time, Queen Consort. From the palmy days of her enviable upbringing, through the years devoted to the encouragement of her husband - the painfully shy Duke of York who became a reluctant but dutiful King - to the years of eventual widowhood and as doyenne of a growing family of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER brings to its readers the unique story of one who once refused the royal hand of marriage, and who bitterly resisted the prospect of accession, yet who became and remained one of Britain's longest-lived and best-loved Queens. .