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Affectionately known as the Queen Mother she was born a commoner and never expected to be Queen Yet her life was forever changed with the abdication of her brotherinlaw Edward VIII and she rose to become one of the most popular royal figures
Helen Cathcarts fascinatingly intimate account charts the life of Elizabeth BowesLyon from her birth and early years to her courtship and marriage to the second son of King George V and Queen Mary through the abdication crisis and later period as Queen consort before giving insight into the first forty years of her life as Queen Mother after her daughter Elizabeth II had ascended to the throne
During her long life the Queen Mother witnessed numerous challenges to her nation including two world wars and the decline of British power yet as Cathcart reveals she remained an unwavering pillar of support to both her husband and her daughter through these difficult times
Drawing information from family letters royal journals and the personal recollections The Queen Mother is an exceptionally detailed picture of one of the most influential women of the twentieth century
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