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Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey!

'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream' Gill Paul

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December 1952

As a young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver her first Christmas speech, staff work behind the scenes to get ready for the festivities at Sandringham Estate. Among them are Jack and Olive – old friends who are surprised to be reunited after seven years apart.

While Olive works for the BBC reporting on the royal family, and Jack is employed in the queen’s kitchens, their bond deepens – until a secret threatens to tear them apart. When the truth comes to light, it could change Olive and Jack's lives forever.

But maybe Christmas has one last gift to deliver…

Readers love Christmas with the Queen!:

‘Oh what a gorgeous read… full of warmth and love and nostalgia’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So well researched you almost feel like you are with the Queen’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved this book from the very first page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt from the page … A captivating Christmas read to be savoured' Amanda Geard

'A must read for anyone in need of Christmas magic' Georgie Blalock

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‘Filled with glorious festive detail and a wonderful tribute to our late Queen, this is a beautiful Christmas read’ The People's Friend

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'With heartwarming characters and glimpses into royal life, this romance is utterly charming' Candis

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'[A] delightful seasonal novel […] Any reader of heartwarming and poignant romance stories will enjoy this offering from Gaynor and Webb' Historical Novel Society

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'Warm and fun and sweet and tender, with a gorgeous 1950s atmosphere' Tracy Rees

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'A heartwarming, poignant, evocative, nostalgic read. A perfect Christmas gift' Patricia Scanlan

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'Achingly romantic, gloriously festive, I have no doubt that Christmas with the Queen will charm readers, just as it did me. If you read one Christmas book this year, let it be this one' Carmel Harrington

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'A gorgeous book, full of heart and warmth and atmosphere, with a satisfyingly evolved plot. Anyone who enjoyed the Crown will adore this' Emily Hourican

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'Jack and Olive were both wonderfully real and complex, they leapt from the page … A captivating Christmas read to be savoured' Amanda Geard

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'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream' Gill Paul

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'This sweet and thoughtful book had me hooked from the first page, following along not only for glimpses of Her Majesty and the royal retinue, but for Olive and Jack's irresistible second-chance romance. A triumph and a treat of a novel!'- Bryn Turnbull

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'A must read for anyone in need of Christmas magic' Georgie Blalock

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'This is a story to savor over a cup of tea as the days grow short and the year draws to a close, and I adored every bit of it' Jennifer Robson

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Author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Narrator Fiona Hardingham, Gary Furlong, Esther Wane
Duration 10 hours and 15 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780008556518
Format Audiobook
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Genre Historical fiction, Historical romance, Modern and contemporary fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE

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