Read all about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch.

From her childhood years in London, to training as a mechanic in the Second World War and becoming queen at 25, learn lesser-known facts about this true icon.

• Celebrate the queen's life in her platinum jubilee year - 70 years on the throne in 2022
• Find out about the queen's secret handbag signals!
• With striking black-and-white illustration 
• A Life Story: this gripping series throws the reader directly into the lives of modern society's most influential figures.