The Queen: 50 Years - A Celebration

Ronald Allison. HarperCollins (UK), $35 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-00-414078-0

The Queen: 50 Years A Celebration is an admiring paean to Elizabeth II's years on the throne by a former BBC court correspondent, Ronald Allison, who became the queen's press secretary in 1973. The book gives a year-by-year synopsis of the queen's life since her ascension to the throne. Allison addresses some persistent questions about the royals' family life (is Prince Phillip a good father?) and touches on how political and technological developments (particularly television) have altered Buckingham Palace life and the role of the queen. (June 1)

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