Queen of the World: Elizabeth II: Sovereign and Stateswoman

Written by Robert Hardman

Narrated by Robert Hardman

Written by renowned royal biographer, Robert Hardman, and with privileged access to the Royal Family and the Royal Household, this is a brilliant new portrait of the most famous woman in the world and her place in it.

On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest. Queen Elizabeth II has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with the world like no other monarch in modern history.

The iconic monarch never ventured further than the Isle of Wight until the age of 20 but since then has now visited over 130 countries across the globe in the line of duty, acting as diplomat, hostess and dignitary as the world stage as changed beyond recognition. It is a story full of drama, intrigue, exotic and sometimes dangerous destinations, heroes, rogues, pomp and glamour, but at the heart of it all a woman who's won the hearts of the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781721364596

Robert Hardman

Robert Hardman is an internationally renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in royalty and history for more than twenty five years. He has previously written the acclaimed books Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, Our Queen and Queen of the World, along with the BBC and ITV television documentaries of the same name. Among other television credits, he wrote and presented the BBC Two documentary George III – The Genius of the Mad King and wrote the BBC series, The Queen’s Castle. Hardman interviewed the Prince of Wales for the BBC’s Charles at 60, the Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC’s The Duke: In His Own Words and the Princess Royal for ITV’s Anne: The Princess Royal at 70. He wrote and co-produced the BBC’s Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, for which he interviewed a dozen members of the Royal Family. He is also an award-winning newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail in London. Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II is his fourth book.

Reviews for Queen of the World

[Tony Washington · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A good read. A bit heavy on the historical details in parts, but over all enjoyable.

[etxgardener · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I read this as a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II after her death on September 8, however, it was actually hard to read because like so many authorized biographies of members of the Royal Family, its fawning prose was almost laughable. Does writing an authorized biography mean that you cannot say anything in the least negative about one’s subject? It makes an overly long book a real slog to wade through.