Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest reigning monarch.
75 years after the end of the second world war, The Queen at War draws on interviews with a childhood friend, people who shared her experiences, and royal experts to explore how what she called ‘the terrible and glorious years of WWII’ transformed a teenage princess into a legendary Queen.
From meeting the man she would marry at the age of 13, to the demands of making a radio broadcast to the Empire, to experiencing the terror of a V-1 bomb, Princess Elizabeth had to grow up fast. Unlike many of her peers who were evacuated abroad, Elizabeth remained in Britain.
She was prepared for the throne by studying the British Constitution at Eton College, while putting on fund-raising pantomimes at Windsor Castle and worrying about the safety of her parents who remained at Buckingham Palace.
With an extraordinary range of archive – including home movie footage – The Queen at War tells the story of how Queen Elizabeth II was forged by the events of WWII.
