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New Book Reveals Queen Mum's Secret Interviews

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(Newser) – The Queen Mum, Queen Elizabeth II's mother, gave just one interview at age 22 and guarded her privacy the rest of her long life. But a new official biography, published next month, draws on hours of interviews she secretly gave to a school headmaster. As the Telegraph reports, the book reveals for the first time her thoughts on the abdication crisis of 1936, in which her husband suddenly took the throne as George VI and she became queen.

The tapes also discuss the royal family's decision to remain in London during World War II, when Buckingham Palace was bombed, as well as her reactions to the divorces and deaths of princesses Margaret and Diana. The Queen Mum died seven years ago at 101, and the forthcoming biography has been delayed by at least a year to comb through the overwhelming volume of material.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, during a royal visit to a hospital in 1943.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, during a royal visit to a hospital in 1943.   (AP Photo/PA/file)
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti kisses the hand of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the Royal Opera House in London in March 1990.
Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti kisses the hand of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at the Royal Opera House in London in March 1990.   (AP Photo/Adam Butler, Pool)
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cochiserocks
Aug 6, 09 5:47 AM CDT
On the one hand, who cares. On the other, it sounds fascinating :-) Reply
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chas_m
Aug 7, 09 5:49 AM CDT
This will be a hugely important -- and now insightful -- document of one of the key moments (and people) of the 20th century. The Queen Mum's service and inspiration to the people of Britain was a unique act of bravery that will not be soon forgotten. Reply
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Bestkeptsecretout
Oct 12, 09 1:06 AM CDT
One Of A Kind/ Princess Di For those of us who believe and for what it's worth, that there are and have been Angels right here on earth As Elegant as a swan as compassionate as a Nun, hearts all over the world hands down she's won, she used her wealth and brillant mind to help ellimate land mines, she focused on the poorest among mankind She had a rare and genuine soft spot, for people with incurable diseases, she looked beyond what they had and she showed them the love they needed, she was wealthy with lots of diamonds and gold which would have made it easy for her to turn up her nose instead a humanitarian in life, is what she chose She was young in years, old in soul, A tender mother something which came naturally, through her sons her work, still loudly speaks If we've learned anything at all from her existence it should have been, that each one of us can and should try to make a difference There's plenty theories of how she passed, let's focus more on how she lived, vengeance is mine said the lord we must let him do his work, in our heart she'll stay Alive, because God made only one "Princess Di" Poet:Tina Marie Clark Copyright:2007 Reply
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