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The state and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, grandma of Prince Charles—and the absolute most precious British monarch of the last century.Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon—the ninth of the Earl of Strathmore’s five children—was created on August 4, 1900, and, truly, no body might have thought that her longevity (she died in 2002) might arrived at reveal a changing country within the ourse of a whole millennium. Bill Shawcross—given infinite use of the King Mother’s individual documents, letters, today, and diaries—gives us a face of unparalleled depth and vividness. This is actually the woman who assisted convalescing soldiers throughout the First-World War. .