Published to accompany a flagship BBC TV series to mark her Diamond Jubilee, this is an account of the Queen's reign, from her accession in 1952 to the present day. From the author and TV star of "The Making Of Modern Britain", and the presenter of "The Andrew Marr Show", the weekly current affairs series. Arranged thematically, Marr examines the Queen's political relationships, her role as Head of the Commonwealth and the drastic changes in the media during her reign.