Queen Elizabeth II: steadfast, constant, dutiful.

Read all about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch.

From her childhood years in London, to training as a mechanic in the Second World War and becoming queen at 25, learn lesser-known facts about this true icon.

• Celebrate the queen’s life in her platinum jubilee year – 70 years on the throne in 2022
• Find out about the queen’s secret handbag signals!
• With striking black-and-white illustration 
• A Life Story: this gripping series throws the reader directly into the lives of modern society’s most influential figures.

Also in the series:

• Katherine Johnson: A Life Story
• Stephen Hawking: A Life Story
• Alan Turing: A Life Story
• Rosalind Franklin: A Life Story
• Serena Williams: A Life Story
• Kamala Harris: A Life Story
• David Attenborough: A Life Story
• Emma Raducanu: A Life Story
• Captain Tom Moore