Philip and ElizabethPhilip and Elizabeth

A revealing account of the marriage of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh offers insight into their contrasting childhoods in spite of a similar ancestry; the impact of exile, assassination, and divorce on Philip's life; and the enigmatic nature of their long-time partnership. 25,000 first printing.
An account of the marriage of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh offers insight into their contrasting childhoods in spite of a similar ancestry, and the enigmatic nature of their long-time partnership.
This is the first major biography of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh - both royal, both great-great-great grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but in temperament and upbringing very different people. Her childhood was loving and secure, his turbulent: the Duke's grandfather was assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated by the time he was ten.
Elizabeth and Philip met as cousins in the 1930s. They married in 1947-aged twenty-one and twenty-six. For almost sixty years theirs have been among the most famous faces in the world - yet the personalities behind the image remain elusive, and the nature of their marriage is an enigma.
Philip and Elizabeth tells the extraordinary story of these two contrasting lives, assesses their achievements - together and apart - and explores the nature of their relationships with each other and with their children.
Gyles Brandreth has met all of the principal players in the story; he quotes no anonymous sources; he has known the Duke of Edinburgh for twenty-five years and has interviewed him. This is a unique and revealing portrait of a remarkable partnership, told with candor and authority and illustrated with Prince Philip's family photographs and pictures from the Queen's royal collection.
Brandeth relates the long and sometimes unhappy story of the Queen of England and the Duke of Edinburgh with a jaunty, chatty style and inside knowledge based on his acquaintance with the Duke over 25 years. The biography covers the couples' lives together and apart and focuses on their different personalities and upbringings. Brandeth also reveals details about the couples' famous relatives, including their children and in-laws. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This is the first major biography of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburghboth royal, both great-great-great grandchildren of Queen Victoria, but in temperament and upbringing very different people. Her childhood was loving and secure, his turbulent: the Duke's grandfather was assassinated, his father arrested, his family exiled, his parents separated by the time he was ten. For almost sixty years theirs have been among the most famous faces in the worldyet the personalities behind the image remain elusive and the nature of their marriage is an enigma.

Gyles Brandreth has met all the principal players in the story; he quotes no anonymous sources; he has known the Duke of Edinburgh for twenty-five years and has interviewed him. This is a unique and revealing portrait of a remarkable partnership, told with candor and authority, and illustrated with Prince Philip's family photographs and pictures from the Queen's royal collection. 40 pages of illustrations.