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A timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them.
 Clive Irvingâs stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchyâs longevity. In 2021, the Queen ElizabethâŚ
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From the Windsorsâ Nazi leanings in the 1930s to the perceived chilliness of the royal family following the death of Diana in 1997, Clive Irving chronicles every detail in this analysis of the modern monarchy â while never losing respect for its most adroit exponent, Queen Elizabeth II. As founder of the renowned Insight team of the London Sunday Times that exposed Profumo and Philby, Irving directs his sharpest focus on the Crownâs relations with the tabloid media. But his book went to publication prior to the horse-loving Queenâs humorous reaction to Harry and Meghanâs notoriousâŚ
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