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The Times The Queen and the Commonwealth

Celebrating Seven Decades of Royal State Visits
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The Times The Queen and the Commonwealth celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s remarkable legacy as the most travelled monarch, exploring her visits to 117 countries and over 1,000,000 miles travelled during her reign. Drawing on The Times archives, the book offers a rich historical journey through the evolving relationship between the Queen and the Commonwealth. Featuring timelines of state visits from the 1950s to the 2010s, full-colour photographs, and contemporary news reports, this volume provides an authoritative and beautifully illustrated account of seven decades of royal diplomacy.
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Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable Commonwealth visits.

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Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back at Queen Elizabeth’s most memorable Commonwealth visits.

While the Commonwealth itself has endured the challenges of a changing society over the last seven decades, one constant always remained: Queen Elizabeth. Explore the nature of this evolving relationship through The Times archives, with striking full-colour photographs and authoritative accounts of news stories as they unfolded across the globe.

In this beautifully designed volume you’ll find:

  • Timelines for each decade of state visits, from the 1950s to the 2010s
  • Striking, full-colour photographs of Queen Elizabeth on tour
  • Articles from The Times archives, reporting on events as they unfolded

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008548315

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Times Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 970g

Pages: 256

About the Author

The world's most prestigious and authoritative maps and atlases. James Owen is an author, historian and journalist who has written regularly for The Times for the last 15 years.

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