Hi everyone,

Our guest today is Sally Bedell Smith, author of George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved a Monarchy. The book is the definitive biography of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s mother and father, based for the first time on special access to their letters and diaries in the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle that was granted by the Queen. It will be the topic of our discussion.

About Sally:

Sally is a New York Times best-selling author of eight biographies, including Diana in Search of Herself, Grace and Power, and Elizabeth the Queen. Elizabeth the Queen won the 2012 Goodreads Choice Award for best book in history and biography. Sally has also worked as a cultural news reporter for Time and The New York Times, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and an on-air contributor at CNN.

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