The British creator recognized in half for his news-making bestseller on Princess Diana has a biography of Queen Elizabeth II popping out Nov 15.
Andrew Morton’s The Queen was speculated to be printed in 2023, but it surely was moved to this fall after the queen died final week at age 96.
“During her long and storied reign Queen Elizabeth II devoted herself to her family and the wider family of nations. During times of national celebration and concern, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, she was the glue who kept the nation together,” Morton mentioned in an announcement launched lately by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group.
“Teasing out the character of the woman behind the impassive mask has been one of the challenges and fascinations of this biography,” he mentioned.
The e-book updates a Morton biography printed final yr in Britain to mark the queen’s jubilee.
According to Grand Central, Morton drew upon archival analysis and his lengthy relationships with palace insiders, together with personal secretaries and bodyguards. He has written unauthorised books on William, Prince of Wales and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex amongst others.
But he had the cooperation of his topic for the 1992 launch Diana: Her True Story — In Her Own Words, in which Diana acknowledged marital troubles with Prince Charles, now King Charles III. – AP
