The definitive account of the difficult relationship between the queen and her first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher This is the remarkable story of how the two most powerful women in Britain at the time met and disliked each other on sight. For over a decade they quietly waged a war against each other on both a personal and political stage, disagreeing on key issues including sanctions against South Africa, the Miners' Strike and allowing US planes to bomb Libya using UK military bases. Elizabeth found the means to snub and undermine her prime minister through petty class put-downs and a series of press leaks. Margaret attacked her monarch by sidelining her internationally, upstaging her at home and allowing the Murdoch press to crucify the royal family. This book is a window into the 1980s, an era when Britain was changed beyond recognition by a woman who made 'Thatcherism' the defining word of the decade. AUTHOR: Dean Palmer has worked for over twenty years as a television producer for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sony Pictures International. After graduating from London University in law, he worked as a researcher for Chanel 4's Dispatches and has since worked, lived and filmed in the Middle East, Asia, Australia and North America. He's had numerous ideas commissioned from all the major UK broadcasters and now works as an Executive Producer and Director of Development at Peacock Productions (part of NBC News). SELLING POINTS: ? This is the first book to examine the queen's often fraught relationship with Mrs Thatcher ? Features new interviews with the queen's former press secretary and former cabinet and parliamentary colleagues of Mrs Thatcher ? The author has unearthed hitherto unpublished and ground-breaking information regarding the relationship between the two women 16pp b/w photos
