Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait

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Nobody, other than the Queen’s family, knew her intimately. Therefore, there are bound to be limitations when it comes to any books written about her. What Brandreth does in this book is discuss how other people’s descriptions of the Queen and their experiences spent in her company tally with his own. That is interesting, I only wish there was more of it. But, as I say, she was immensely private - who could blame her - and so there isn’t a whole heap to go on.

Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait by Gyles Brandreth, review Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait by Gyles Brandreth, review

Karren Brady's daughter is pregnant! Businesswoman, 54, is set to become a grandma asSophia Peschisolido, 25, announces she's expecting first child He has dinner with her on Saturday evening, gives the sermon at Braemar and Crathie Parish Church on Sunday morning, then has lunch with her on Sunday afternoon. They talk about the Queen's childhood, her horses, church affairs (she is 'well up to speed') and her sadness at what is happening in Ukraine. Until then, her energy had been little short of astonishing. Over her final decade, she'd not only continued her work as monarch but actively engaged with modern life. Khloe Kardashian reveals Tristan Thompson REFUSES to sell her his share of Palm Springs land they bought together... as Kourtney SLAMS his 'horrible' behaviour

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JANET STREET-PORTER: Celebrities' Halloween outfits just give me nightmares! Why the prize for the Most Tasteless Costume goes to... Lil Nas X's 'human tampon' Delighted to welcome Meghan into the family, “the only concern the Queen let slip in the early days of the Sussexes’ marriage was to wonder to a friend if Harry wasn’t ‘perhaps a little over in love’”, according to Brandreth. She liked Meghan and told her: “You can carry on being an actress if you like – that’s your profession, after all.” She was more concerned about Harry’s wellbeing than “this television nonsense”, as she referred to the Oprah Winfrey interview and the Sussexes’ Netflix deal, he claimed. When Andrew “was harrumphing about Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey on American television in 2020, the Queen chipped in gently: ‘Didn’t Sarah [Andrew’s ex-wife] do something similar?’” he wrote. On the Duke of York Beautifully written book. I have read many other books about Philip but this is the best' DAILY EXPRESSMartin Scorsese is supported by daughter Francesca and wife Helen Morris amid her Parkinson's battle as he's honored at 2023 WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards in NY

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Jenna Ortega admits she'll never dye her hair blonde or conform to industry standards because individuals 'haven't had her best interests' Sharon Osbourne, 71, strips off to copy Bianca Censori's topless cushion look for Halloween... and Ozzy transforms into Kanye West This is a well-meaning book about people loved by the author. I enjoyed it for what it is, but as Brandreth himself writes, “sustaining the mystique of the monarchy was essential to its authority – and survival”. He might reflect on that.