Elizabeth II
In Private. In Public. The Inside Story.
$67.58
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2026
Summary
On the centenary of her birth, Elizabeth II is a delightful, intimate new portrait of the late Queen from bestselling biographer and royal commentator Robert Hardman, which is full of fresh details about this extraordinary woman.
As daughter, wife, mother and Sovereign, Elizabeth II lived fascinating parallel lives, both in private and in public. But she remained something of a mystery—beloved, even revered, modest yet daunting, naturally shy but globally recognizable, inscru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035097302 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035097303 |
| Author: | Robert Hardman |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 710g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 164mm x 39mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
An unmissable portrait of a modest and endlessly fascinating giant of modern history – from the master of royal biography. All Robert Hardman’s books have brought riveting new stories to light, none more so than this peerless new study of Elizabeth II – and in her centenary year, too – Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny
If you read one biography on Elizabeth II, this is the one: Hardman is the chief authority on the Queen and the royal family, his knowledge unrivalled. Magnificent in style, magisterial in analysis, charming and humane in its portrait of monarch and woman, rich in fresh material, masterly insights, superb anecdotes – some hilarious, some tear-jerking, this new, compact portrait of Elizabeth II is the best of the whole lot – Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: A Family History
Meticulously researched and flush with revelations – The Telegraph
About The Author
Robert Hardman
Robert Hardman is an internationally renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in royalty and history for more than twenty-five years. He is the author of several international bestsellers. His latest, Charles III, was a Sunday Times number 1 for four weeks. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II was the 2022 Sunday Times Biography of the Year. Hardman has also written Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work; Our Queen; and Queen of the World.
He has interviewed the then Prince of Wales for several films, including the BBC’s Charles at 60, Prince William for his book Our Queen, the late Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC’s The Duke: In His Own Words, and the Princess Royal for ITV’s Anne: The Princess Royal at 70. Most recently, Hardman has written and co-produced the BBC films Charles III: The Coronation Year and Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, for which he interviewed a dozen members of the Royal Family.
A member of the BBC commentary team at all the major state occasions of recent times, including the Coronation of Charles III and the funerals of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Hardman is an award-winning journalist for the Daily Mail and lives in London.
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