Queen Mother Biography Draws On Letters, Diaries, And Interviews

Queen Mother Biography Draws On Letters, Diaries, And Interviews

In this month's "The Girl Who Would Be Queen," an exclusive excerpt from William Shawcross's new book, The Queen Mother: The Official Biography (Knopf), Vogue readers will be introduced to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, the impassioned young woman who would go on to become one of Britain's most beloved royal figures. Using never-before-published letters, interviews, and personal diaries, Shawcross, celebrated British writer, broadcaster, and chronicler of the British crown, draws a sensitive, revelatory portrait of his subject.

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