Sally Bedell Smith Knihy

Od chvíle, kdy v roce 1952 usedla na trůn, byla královna Alžběta II. středem nepřetržité pozornosti. Autorka Sally Bedell Smithová na základě mnoha rozhovorů a dříve utajených dokumentů odhaluje tajemství a důvěrné detaily o pracovním i soukromém životě královny, která vedla svou zemi a Commonwealth šedesáti lety válek a otřesů s klidem a důstojností. Seznamujeme se s dívkou, jež se stává „předpokládanou dědičkou“ po abdikaci strýce. Ve třinácti letech se zamiluje do mladého kadeta Filipa a rozhodne se za něj provdat, ačkoli rodiče preferují bohatší britské šlechtice. Sledujeme, jak Lilibet během války opravuje náklaďáky a v den vítězství stojí na balkóně Buckinghamského paláce po boku Winstona Churchilla. Mladá královna se snaží skloubit role panovnice a matky dvou malých dětí. Smithová nás zavádí do paláce, popisuje královninu každodenní práci s „červenými krabicemi“ oficiálních listin, schůzkami s dvanácti premiéry, zahraničními cestami a neustálým dohledem tisku, stejně jako její osobní vztahy s princem Filipem, dětmi a přáteli. Kniha je čtivá a badatelsky pečlivá, ukazuje ženu, kterou známe jen z dálky, její povahu, smysl pro humor a bystrý intelekt, které jí pomáhají zvládat náročné úkoly v pracovním i rodinném životě, a poskytuje vhled do fungování poslední velké světové monarchie.

Here is a revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II. Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally Bedell Smith brings the love story of this iconic royal couple to vibrant life. This deeply researched and revealing book shows how a loving and devoted marriage helped the King and Queen meet the challenges of World War II, lead a nation, solidify the public's faith in the monarchy, and raise their daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936, shattering the crown's reputation, his younger brother, known as Bertie, assumed his father's name and became King George VI.

"From the moment of her ascension to the throne at age twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled admiration and scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world's most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in extraordinary detail the public and private lives of one of the world's most fascinating and enigmatic women."--Page 4 of cover

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This definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth II is the first all-round, up-close picture of one of the most fascinating, enigmatic and admired women in the world. With exclusive access to the Queen's personal letters, close friends and associates, this intimate biography is a treasure trove of fresh insights on her public persona and her private life. It also explores her close relationships with her family, her children, and Prince Philip. This book will transport you back to a moment nine decades ago when a young Princess Elizabeth first discovered her destiny. Here we see how over the years she has navigated through the political challenges and personal sacrifices ahead of her, to put the Crown, the Country and her unswerving sense of duty first. There is so much more to our Queen than that which is reported, but in these pages we at last get to meet the leader, strategist, and diplomat; the daughter, wife, mother and grandmother - Elizabeth the Queen.

I wondered if the contradictions of this driven, mercurial, and multifaceted man were in fact irreconcilable. In any event, they would have major consequences for Britain, for the lives of those around him, and for the future of the monarchy. His status was determined from birth. How he dealt with that fate in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is the story of a most improbable life. Drawing on her extensive access to the Royal Family's inner circle, Sally Bedell Smith delivers unprecedented insights into Prince Charles, a man who possesses a fiercely independent spirit, and yet has spent his life in waiting for the ultimate role. Beginning with his lonely childhood, Smith details his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his love affairs - from the tragedy of his marriage to Diana to his eventual reunion with Camilla, as well as his relationship with the next generation of royals- Will, Kate, Harry, and his beloved grandchildren. As this sweeping biography shows, Prince Charles is more complicated and compelling than we knew until now.

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