'George VI en Elizabeth kruipen onder je huid in deze fraai gedetailleerde biografie.' Trouw'Er valt in dit boek genoeg zaligs te leren voor liefhebbers van de Netflixserie The Crown, en films als The King's Speech en The Queen.' de VolkskrantSally Bedell Smith, die van koningin Elizabeth II speciale toegang kreeg tot de brieven en dagboeken van haar ouders en tot de papieren van hun naaste vrien...

A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives—from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles“An intimate and gripping portrait of a royal marriage that survived betrayal, tragedy, and war.”—Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “masterly account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the life and loves of King Charles III, Britain’s first king since 1952, shedding light on the death of Diana, his marriage to Camilla, and his preparations to take the throneSally Bedell Smith returns once again to the British royal family to give us a new look at the man who was the oldest heir to the throne in more than three hundred years. This vivid, eye-opening bio...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II was the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well did we really know the world...

HET WARE VERHAAL ACHTER THE CROWNHet leven van koningin Elizabeth II is episch en ongeëvenaard. Sinds ze in 1952 koningin werd van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, ontmoet ze koningen, wereldleiders en beroemdheden. Ze zag haar land en de wereld veranderen. Hoe slaagde Elizabeth erin de Britse monarchie toekomstbestendig te maken? Hoe wist ze haar mysterieuze uitstraling en populariteit in te zetten ten faveure van haar land?Op basis van talloze privédocumenten en niet eerd...

The first authoritative biography of one of the most fabled women of the twentieth century—Princess Diana—that paints an insightful and haunting portrait, a “chilling vision of loneliness, need, and untreated mental illness” (USA Today).“[Sally Bedell] Smith has done a remarkable job extracting what’s genuinely pertinent and interesting about Diana. . . . If you’re going to read one Diana book, this should be it.”—Newsweek...

Tegendraads, spiritueel, hartstochtelijk: in de verrassende biografie Prins Charles laat Sally Bedell Smith de ware Charles zien, met al zijn ambities, overtuigingen en onzekerheden. De auteur voert ons door zijn eenzame kinderjaren en moeilijke middelbareschooltijd. Bedell Smith beschrijft onomwonden de vele liefdesaffaires, en we maken kennis met Charles’ intellectuele passies, zijn activiteiten als ondernemer en spirituele zoektocht.Dit is de eerste gezaghebbende biografie dat ee...

Lees nu bij seizoen 5: Het ware verhaal achter The CrownKoningin Elizabeth II (1926-2022) regeerde meer dan zeventig jaar over Groot-Brittannië en het Gemenebest. Sinds ze in 1952 koningin werd van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, ontmoette ze koningen, wereldleiders en beroemdheden. Ze zag haar land en de wereld veranderen. Hoe slaagde Elizabeth erin de Britse monarchie toekomstbestendig te maken? Hoe wist ze haar mysterieuze uitstraling en populariteit in te zet...

In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing on letters and personal papers made available for the first time, Smith paints a richly detailed picture of the personal relationships behind the high purpose and poilt...

During their eight years in the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton worked together more closely than the public ever knew. Their intertwined personal and professional lives had far-reaching consequences–for politics, domestic policy, and international affairs–and their marital troubles became a national soap opera. Based on unparalleled access to scores of Clinton insiders–cabinet officers, top administration officials, close personal friends–and skilled analysis of a vast written recor...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen comes the first major biography of Prince Charles in more than twenty years—perfect for fans of The Crown.Sally Bedell Smith returns once again to the British royal family to give us a new look at Prince Charles, the oldest heir to the throne in more than three hundred years. This vivid, eye-opening biography—the product of four years of research and hundreds of interviews ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II was the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well did we really know the world...