Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926–2022

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AUDIO VERSION of The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett - Narration by Jane Copeland. YES!! This was absolutely lovely to listen to! So much fun! Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the Commonwealth - and what this Golden Jubilee means to me. The first book in the series, 'Her Majesty the Queen Investigates' features Queen Elizabeth II secretly solving crimes. She's been 'Super-sleuthing' since a teenager. That's a good, long time don't you think? Even better, she's good at it! Services of Thanksgiving were held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor and at St Paul's Cathedral, and the latter was followed by a lunch at Mansion House in London.

Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant

She also spent time at the country homes of her paternal grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and her mother's parents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore.When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home. In the grounds of Royal Lodge Princess Elizabeth had her own small house, Y Bwthyn Bach (the Little Cottage), which was given to her by the people of Wales in 1932.

The The Windsor Knot: The Queen investigates a murder in this

I like learning about the British Royal Family, and although this story is fictional, the premise lured me in over a year ago; I wish to thank NetGalley and Harper Audio for this clever and charming book by SJ Bennett. If one gets past the premise of Queen Elizabeth using her sharp intelligence and keen observation skills to solve crimes, they will find this to be a creative and cozy mystery with a complex solution. Apparently, Queen Elizabeth has secretly attempted to solve crimes since she was a girl and stealthfully steers the police in the right direction. This was an 8-hour audiobook with superb narration by Jane Copeland.

Lo cierto es que si lo pensáis tiene sentido ¿no? ¿U os imagináis a la reina a su edad, disfrazándose para no ser reconocida para investigar? Sin duda el libro trasmite el cariño que destila la autora hacia este personaje y las intrigas de esta ahora polémica familia real. When one of her guests is found dead after a dinner party at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth must put her brain to work to solve the case as she's convinced MI5 is not looking in the right place.

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I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you - here in Guildhall, those of you waiting in the Mall and the streets of London, and all those up and down this country and throughout the Commonwealth, who may be watching this on television. Thank you all for your enthusiasm to mark and celebrate these past fifty years. The Queen’s 80th birthday Al leer la sinopsis de «El nudo Windsor» parece que te dispones a adentrarte en una historieta de investigación entretenida y mona en la que Isabel II, como una especie de Jessica Fletcher de sangre azul, pondrá el palacio patas arriba tratando de resolver un crimen con la ayuda de un fiel mayordomo estirado y una lupa de grandes dimensiones que guarda en su bolso de mano. Pero poco de esto tiene, en mi humilde opinión, este libro. «El nudo Windsor» es una novela sobre la investigación de un asesinato con la habitual solemnidad y seriedad que posee este subgénero literario, con la única salvedad de que la acción transcurre entre palacios, salones de baile y casas de campo. El personaje de la reina es complejo y perfectamente reconocible y -lejos de esconder un revólver bajo el sombrero- tiene un papel organizativo en una investigación de la que es el sutil cerebro más que el brazo armado. The Queen virtually doesn’t do anything to solve the crime. She plays a passive role in the solving of this crime while the main investigation is done by the police and her secretary. This makes me kind of furious because this book is marketed as “The Queen investigates and solves a crime” and there wasn’t much of this in the book. I get it that the Queen is more of a secretive sleuth and doesn’t take credits but even so, there was no part where she actively took part in the investigation. She appears much more of a bystander. The mystery elements of the plot held my interest for awhile but eventually petered out. The story mostly alternates between the queen and Rozie and while Rozie is a fine character, I wasn't super invested in her. I much preferred the scenes involving the queen whether she was pondering the case or doing ordinary type stuff like talking with her husband. Now with the investigation in full swing and her 90th Birthday Celebration about to happen, The Queen continues with her normal schedule of duties. Not a small fete for anyone. Anyone that is, except for Her Majesty The Queen! Her staff doesn't call her, 'The Boss', for nothing!

The Queen thinks otherwise and has her trusted secretary, Rozie Oshodi, conduct an undercover investigation at her direction and secretly steer the police in the correct direction. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is carrying out her public duties, engaging with her family, directing the palace's activities, and greeting President Obama while still finding time for her horses and corgis. Her conversations with Philip and her inner thoughts add humour to the story. Official overseas visits were also made to Western Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, Canada and the West Indies. During the year it was estimated that The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh travelled 56,000 miles. Author S.J. Bennett has taken your standard, garden-variety, death-by-autoerotique-asphyxiation mystery and cranked it up a notch by having none other than Queen Elizabeth II play Nancy Drew to solve it. And what readers get are delightful exchanges like this one between Her Majesty and her hubs, Prince Philip: