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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tony Jones

UNBELIEVABLE: King appoints historian as queen elizabeth s royal biographer | History Defined

Anna Keay Queen Elizabeth II
  • Historian Anna Keay has been confirmed as the official biographer for Queen Elizabeth II.
  • The appointment grants Ms Keay extensive access to Royal Family members, the late Queen’s friends, household staff, and her personal and official papers held in the Royal Archives.
  • The confirmation follows earlier reports that the King sought a female author for the prestigious task.
  • Ms Keay expressed profound honour at being asked to write the biography, acknowledging Queen Elizabeth II as an extraordinary monarch whose life spanned a century of great change.
  • Known for her acclaimed work, The Restless Republic: Britain Without A Crown, Ms Keay also serves as a trustee of the Royal Collection Trust and a member of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named as acclaimed historian

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