Queen's Wardrobe

The Story of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Clothes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvJulia Golding

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The story of Queen Elizabeth II, who famously said ‘if I wore beige, no one would know who I was’, told through her clothes and jewellery. The Queen’s Wardrobe is a gorgeous gift to treasure, celebrating a long life devoted to service. This book tells the story of a young princess who grew into one of the world's best-loved and longest-serving royals, touching on wartime truck-fixing, ration-book wedding dress making, splendid gowns, the Crown Jewels, and her trusty wellies.Includes a foreword by Michele Clapton, costume designer for series one of Netflix's The Crown, giving a peek behind the scenes at the recreation of some of the Queen's most famous outfits.Written by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning Julia Golding, The Queen's Wardrobe is full of fascinating stories from the long life of our record-breaking Queen. The detailed and colourful artwork from bestselling Kate Hindley shows what it's really like to grow up as a princess.This is a large hardback book with a jacket and shiny foil detailing, making it a special gift for children and adults alike.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-01
Mått257 x 292 x 15 mm
Vikt568 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor48
FörlagPan Macmillan
IllustratörKate Hindley
MedarbetareMichele Clapton
ISBN9781529045529

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Kate Hindley studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, and went on to work for two years as a children’s print designer at a studio in Northampton, whilst working freelance on children’s books and greetings cards. She has exhibited with her good chums Girls Who Draw and Inkygoodness across the UK, and had a jolly good time painting up a totem pole for the Pictoplasma Character Walk exhibition 2011. Kate’s first picture book The Great Snortle Hunt, written by Claire Freedman, was longlisted for the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal. Since then Kate has provided illustrations for picture books including The Littlest Yak, How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth, You Must Bring a Hat, The Same But Different Too, The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, The Littlest Yak and The Queen's Wardrobe as well as books for older children like The Royal Rabbits series and The Girl With the Lost Smile by Miranda Hart.Julia Golding is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and adults, including The Queen's Wardrobe and The Diamond of Drury Lane, winner of both the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Julia also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. Her Jane Austen-themed podcast 'What Would Jane Do?' offers a 19th century take on modern life.Michele Clapton is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning costume designer who has worked on acclaimed films and television series including The Secret Garden, Game of Thrones and The Crown.