HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 1926-2022
Recollections of Queen Elizabeth II
Beneath the late Queen’s serious exterior and steadfast commitment to duty lay a very humorous lady, as many of her defence and military contemporaries recall. Previously unpublished anecdotes are revealed in conversation with Christopher Joll. Introduction by John Ash
While command of the British armed forces is delegated by Royal Prerogative to the British Prime Minister, the Defence Secretary, the Chiefs of Staff and down to uniformed general, commissioned and warranted officers, ultimate authority is vested in the incumbent sovereign constitutionally. For 70 years, this responsibility was undertaken with diligence and commitment by the late Queen Elizabeth II, just as it was by her father, George
