This is Brandreth’s magical mystery tour, and he is a fine guide if you like your guides fully involved. I listened to this on Audible and I think because it was narrated by Gyles himself, it added that extra "specialness" to the book.

So, for example, whether the Queen said "thank goodness" to the news of someone's absence from her husband's funeral--the author reports it and interprets what the Queen might have meant, but there doesn't appear to have been any investigation if the report was accurate. This is a good book for Royalists and, dipped into here and there, for anyone who wonders what the Queen might have been like behind the scenes and what she actually did for the 70 years of her reign. I also hate the slight digs at everyone who isn’t the queen, they just take away from the book and make me feel like I’m reading another tabloid article. It was interesting to have the perspective of someone who was acquainted with Queen Elizabeth and her family. I absolutely loved this book from start to finish, I enjoyed reading about the Queens life from childhood until her last days, I liked reading about her relationships with her sister, her friends and those close to her.She liked Meghan and told her: “You can carry on being an actress if you like – that’s your profession, after all. Gyles Brandreth goes into great detail with information about the queen’s life and what she was really like as a person.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Conversely, Sir Alan “Tommy” Lascelles, for reasons unknown, gets almost his whole Who’s Who entry printed, as if the fact that he was a member of the Travellers private gentleman’s club is important to his estimation of the then Lt Philip Mountbatten. Far too much talk of Harry and Megan (who he obviously doesn't like), far too little mention of Prince William and Catherine.Douglas James Allan Glass, who worked with the Queen for more than 30 years and was with her at the time of her death, said her death "was expected and we were quite aware of what was going to happen. Told with authority, a refreshing dose of humour and moving honesty from a totally unique viewpoint, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait is the must-have biography of the longest-serving monarch in English history, of a woman who represented not only her people but stood as an emblem of fortitude and resilience worldwide throughout her long life. She told Brandreth she sometimes struggled to understand the plots and dialogue of the police drama.