
ElizabethWindsortellsthestoryofthegirlwhowasneversupposedtobeQueen.Bornthefirstdaughterof'thespare',theDukeofYork,PrincessElizabeth'slifewasdestinedtobenothingmorethanabitpartintheprivilegedshadowsoftheBritishRoyalfamily.Butwiththesuddendecisionbyheruncle,EdwardVIII,togiveupthethroneforthewomanheloved,soElizabeth'sfatewasclear.ElizabethWindsorwouldbecomeQueenElizabethII.Withunparalleledaccesstothelargestarchiveresourceintheworld,ELIZABETHWINDSOR,tellsthestoryofElizabeth'slifeforthefirsttimethroughthelensofherintimatefamilyrelationshipstoldbythosewhoknowher,whowitnessedherdecisions,andbythosewhohavedevotedtheirlivestounderstandingwhatElizabeththinksandfeels.Attheheartofitisalovestoryfortheagesasa13yearoldElizabethfallsheadoverheelsinlovewiththedashingPhilipMountbatten.ThisisthestoryofhowagirlbecomesaQueen,howaQueenstrugglesasamother,andhowagrandmothermustfacelifeasawidow.ELIZABETHWINDSORisthestoryofwomanlikenoother,caughtbetweendutyandfamily,anationandherownchildren,andhowshehasledamonarchythroughsomeofthegreatestchangesinmodernhistory.Awomanwhoneverchoseherlife,butwhohasbecometheworld'slongesteverservingQueen.
