Marr, Andrew: Diamond Queen - Elizabeth II and Her People. First Edition/First Printing. *Signed*

This is a first edition and first printing of Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and Her People by Andrew Marr, published by Macmillan in 2011.

The book and protected dust jacket are in Fine/As New condition with no inscriptions and not price clipped.

Signed by the author to the title page.

Description:

With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch – and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen’s pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself. Arranged thematically, rather than chronologically, Marr dissects the Queen’s political relationships, crucially those with her Prime Ministers; he examines her role as Head of the Commonwealth, and her deep commitment to that Commonwealth of nations; he looks at the drastic changes in the media since her accession in 1952 and how the monarchy – and the monarch – have had to change and adapt as a result. Indeed he argues that under her watchful eye, the monarchy has been thoroughly modernized and made as fit for purpose in the twenty-first century as it was when she came to the throne and a ‘new Elizabethan age’ was ushered in.