Elizabeth and Philip: The Untold Story

The authors paint a vivid and surprising portrait of the royal couple, set against a dangerous and turbulent period of British history, marked by wars, strikes, and riots, as well as glittering and ceremonious court occasions. The world envies the Queen, who pays no income tax, cannot be arrested, needs no driver's license, and is worth at least $18.5 billion. Yet her life has been threatened by terrorists, she has had to shelter a Soviet spy in her Palace, and she had had many conflicts with her husband, who has been frustrated by living in her shadow.