Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926–2022

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Elizabeth also has a rich private life. She visits with her children and their families; spends time with her husband Prince Philip; Overall, The Windsor Knot is a satisfying start to what I think will be a great cozy mystery series. All the Queen’s Men is the second book, and I can’t wait to see what puzzle the Queen will solve next.

Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926-2022: (Multilingual

The Queen is approaching her 90th birthday. She hosts a 'Dine and Sleep' party at Windsor Palace as a favour to Prince Charles. He hopes to obtain funds from some Russians for one of his pet projects. Included in the party are some leading British celebrities and thinkers, Russian financiers, and Russian musicians and dancers. The young, talented Russian piano player in his 20s is handsome and flirtatious. He dances with and charms the ladies, even the Queen. The book is strongest when she is on the case, rather than when she relies on a coterie of trusted staff to do all of the legwork.I'll admit I squealed with delight when I first read the synopsis for this book. I didn't know how much I needed a story featuring Queen Elizabeth II solving mysteries until that very moment. And for the most part, this book was everything I hoped it would be, a light and fun, easy read. I'm admittedly a Royal Watcher. My favorite royal has always been Queen Elizabeth II. What an amazing woman. In this book, I love how QEII deadpans her comments. Who doesn't love her frankness and matter-of-fact responses? Prince Philip is hilarious at the ripe-old-age of 94. Their conversations together are hysterically funny.

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So I do like the setup with the queen being the person who has a curiosity about the case but has a trusted employee actually do the detective like grunt work. It wouldn't have worked if the queen was all Jessica Fletcher like and running around the country asking questions. In general, I recommend just rolling with the story instead of investing a lot of time analyzing whether or not aspects are realistic. I thought the author used known details of the Queen's life very effectively, corgis, horses, Prince Philip, and all. Bennett provides a plausible murder inside Windsor Castle after one of many social occasions held there. The victim is a young Russian man, involving MI6 in case of Russian government machinations. When the head of the investigation gets too focused on the members of the Queen's household, trying to find a Russian connection, Her Maj takes matters in hand to make sure justice is served. Major Shand and the Hon Rosalind Cubitt, the daughter of 3rd Baron Ashcombe, married on 2nd January 1946 at St Paul’s, Knightsbridge. The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett was the first of, I hope many, in a series of extremely creative and clever books in which Queen Elizabeth II delighted in solving crimes that had occurred under her watch. The concept for this series of books was so original and imaginative. I listened to the audiobook and was delighted by Jane Copeland’s performance as she narrated this book. It was just the type of book I needed to read right now. It was light, funny and yet well researched. I was craving a good mystery, but when I discovered Queen Elizabeth II was the one trying to solve the mystery, it became even grander! The year is 2016 and the queen is staying at Windsor Castle when a guest is found dead in one of the bedrooms. It appears the Russian pianist strangled himself as part of a um, certain bedroom fetish activity. (I got the giggles when the queen googled the actual term in the story) However, MI5 is convinced foul play was involved. When it appears the case is headed in the wrong direction, the queen enlists the help of her assistant private secretary, Rozie Oshodi, to go seek out the truth about the man's death.Even though it wasn’t my cup of tea, I am certain that people who love cozy reads will truly enjoy this one. It’s a very relaxing story, and it’s quite interesting to dive in the Queen’s world, even just for a moment. There were some amazing facts about the monarchy as well, and I was surprised that I knew some of them, as I live near Windsor and Ascot. The mystery elements of the plot held my interest for awhile but eventually petered out. The story mostly alternates between the queen and Rozie and while Rozie is a fine character, I wasn't super invested in her. I much preferred the scenes involving the queen whether she was pondering the case or doing ordinary type stuff like talking with her husband.