{"product_id":"elizabeth-margaret-2","title":"Elizabeth \u0026 Margaret","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in-depth dual-biography of Elizabeth \u0026amp; Margaret, written by the bestselling royal biographer, Andrew Morton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when, in a quixotic \u003cb\u003etwist of fate\u003c\/b\u003e, their uncle Edward VIII decided to \u003cb\u003eabdicate the throne\u003c\/b\u003e, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more, Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called 'Lillibet'. And bow to her wishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth would always look upon her younger sister's antics with a kind of stoical amusement but Margaret's \u003cb\u003estruggle to find a place\u003c\/b\u003e and position inside the royal system - and her \u003cb\u003efraught relationship\u003c\/b\u003e with its expectations - was often a source of tension. Famously, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee, Group Captain Peter Townsend, \u003cb\u003eforcing Margaret to choose\u003c\/b\u003e between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003cb\u003eidyll\u003c\/b\u003e of their cloistered early life, through their \u003cb\u003ehidden wartime lives\u003c\/b\u003e, into the \u003cb\u003edivergent paths\u003c\/b\u003e they took following their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton, renowned bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDiana: Her True Story\u003c\/i\u003e, offers \u003cb\u003eunique insight \u003c\/b\u003einto these two drastically different sisters - one resigned to \u003cb\u003eduty and responsibility\u003c\/b\u003e, the other resistant to it - and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown, the royal family and the way it has adapted to the changing mores of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53940858192210,"sku":"9781789293425","price":19.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_4b250725-be37-4afa-a3e7-d7fef4796c3d.jpg?v=1783361042","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/elizabeth-margaret-2","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}