
Elizabeth and Philip
- Author Tessa Dunlop
- Narrator Tessa Dunlop
- Publisher Headline
- Run Time 7 hours and 37 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Second World War.
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What to expect
Drawing on original newspaper archives and the opinions of Elizabeth and Philip's contemporaries still alive today, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop discovers a post-war world on the cusp of major change. Unprecedented polling on Philip's suitability was a harbinger of pressures to come for a couple whose marriage was branded the ultimate global fairytale. Theirs was a partnership like no other. Six years after Elizabeth promised to be an obedient wife Philip got down on bended knee and committed himself as the Queen's 'liege man of life and limb.'
Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary of their marriage, this deeply touching history explores the ups and downs, the attraction and the tensions that defined an extraordinary relationship. The high stakes involved might have devoured a less committed pair - but not Elizabeth and Philip. They shared a common purpose, one higher even than marriage, with roots much deeper than young love. Happy and Glorious, for better or for worse, they were heavily invested in a God-given mission. Monarchy was the magic word.
(P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Critics Review
The relationship between the Queen and Prince Philip is enlivened by the voices of so many interesting, wonderful contemporaries, which makes for a fresh and original approach.
A riveting take on an extraordinary relationship.
It’s a story we think we know so well, but in Tessa’s charming new book she uncovers illuminating untold stories from the Queen and Philip’s youth.
If you love royalty you’ll love Tessa’s book. She writes so well.
The symbolism of the Queen’s marriage and how it affects a whole generation [Dunlop] illustrates very beautifully in the book . . . Elizabeth and Philip is a very good read.
A fascinating piece of history
one of my books of 2022 . . . the future Queen emerges, as one would expect, as a dignified young woman, but it is Philip’s upbringing that fascinated me the most. A worthy tribute.
Wonderfully fresh . . . a glorious book.
[An] incisive, crisply written book
A charming double portrait of Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the early years of their romance and marriage. Enriched by interviews with ordinary Britons of the royal couple’s generation, it’s a poignant and well-documented study of a couple whose ‘matter-of-fact style’ and ‘extraordinary work ethic’ were a balm for their nation. Royal watchers will be pleased.
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