Robert Hardman to publish new book on Queen Elizabeth II
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Updated · Fox News · May 10
Robert Hardman to publish new book on Queen Elizabeth II
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10
The biography, due on 19 May 2026, says the late monarch used a wordless "look" of disapproval that even leaders such as Tony Blair feared.
Hardman recounts episodes involving New Zealand's Helen Clark, diplomats and palace aides, portraying Elizabeth as witty, direct and increasingly authoritative in private.
The book appears as the queen, who died in 2022 aged 96, would have turned 100 this year; Buckingham Palace has said it does not comment on such books.
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