Published to accompany a BBC1 television series in celebration of The Queen's 70th birthday, this book offers an account of her public and private life from childhood to coronation. It begins with her attendance at her father's coronation at the age of 11, looks briefly at the Royal Family from Victoria until Elizabeth's birth, and then takes readers through Elizabeth's childhood and adolescence, to her own coronation in 1953. Containing archive stills as well as contemporary accounts from letters and diaries, the book offers insights into aspects of The Queen's private life such as her courtship and marriage to Prince Philip.