Elizabeth supported her husband through his stammer that made it difficult for him to give public speeches. She was sneered at (behind her back) for her weight, her perceived common touch, her perpetual smile (described as a grin, and giving rise to the nickname of Grinners), and her husband.

The book is a skimming-stone biography – the story of a life without the boring bits – and a travel guide to a world that no longer exists. So if you're thinking this is some quirky take on The Queen Mother, know that you're in for an exceptionally good biography of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.As living symbols of England, the Windsors are seen as an above-average family with numerous jobs and responsibilities. He later claimed that he couldn't quite remember doing the Baptism and whether he cited the baby's name correctly during the ceremony. After her husband’s death, she continued to support the reigning Queen, Elizabeth II, faithfully until her death at age 101. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

Although increasingly anachronistic, the Queen Mother gains in affection from the British public as the years go by, remaining an enduring symbol of stability as the world changes. We know their names; King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, Prince (now King) Charles, Princess Diana, and Prince William.She and Winston Churchill are given honors for keeping the spirit of England encouraged during the years of the blitz of London. She was a complex woman, often loved or despised, who, for better or worse, would guide the British Royal Family for much of the 20th Century. The tone of the writing is lighthearted and conversational, and it gets a bit more sassy as time goes on (not unlike the book's subject. Right from the start, Russell indicates that not only will this book be different from others he has written, but that it is also a 'different kind of biography'. Educated at Oxford University and Queen’s University, Belfast, Gareth Russell is a historian, novelist, and playwright.