2002 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, became Queen on the death of her father, King George VI. The reign that was to see major changes both in the country and Commonwealth and in the role of the monarchy began in a game reserve in Kenya.
'Elizabeth: Fifty Glorious Years', looks at this remarkable period in the history of Britain's monarchy in lavish and fascinating detail. The personal life of Elizabeth, as princess and Queen, wife and mother, has been constantly under scrutiny ever since she took the throne.
A balanced and absorbing account of the Queen's life and of her role as head of state in a country and a world that have changed almost beyond recognition in the fifty years since she inherited the throne.
