Posted by Brent
on 13/9/2009, 18:54:59, in reply to "The Countdown begins to "Queen Elizabeth""
69.43.88.2
It's nice to see that Mr. Shawcross presented the book to The Queen and Prince of Wales at Birkhall.
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: William Shawcross's biography of Queen
: Elizabeth is released in the UK on Thursday,
: to mark the occasion he has formally
: presented a copy to Her Majesty The Queen
: and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales,
: although it is understood they have read it
: and given it approval for publication some
: time ago.
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: Snippets of its content have already leaked.
: In one of the most interesting bits of
: pre-release information, a letter written by
: Queen Elizabeth to Queen Mary reveals how a
: German bomb attack on Buckingham Palace
: narrowly missed killing The King, Shawcross
: once again drags up the rumours of a second
: marriage to King Olav V of Norway and the
: book also reveals the cautious reaction
: within the royal court to the news that the
: King's second son the Duke of York was
: marrying a mere commoner and even some
: uncertainty as to whether she would in fact
: become royal as a result, Lord Stamfordham,
: George V’s private secretary even wrote to
: the Home Secretary just two days before the
: royal wedding in 1923 to clarify whether
: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was in fact
: entitled to become a HRH and Duchess of York
: as a result of her marriage!
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: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article6832328.ece
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: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6179312/Queen-Mother-Blitz-letter-in-full.html
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: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1213028/Queen-mothers-biographer-walked-fine-line.html
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: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6174129/The-Queen-Mother-reluctant-to-join-Royal-Family.html
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