- Historian Anna Keay has been confirmed as the official biographer for Queen Elizabeth II.
- The appointment grants Ms Keay extensive access to Royal Family members, the late Queen’s friends, household staff, and her personal and official papers held in the Royal Archives.
- The confirmation follows earlier reports that the King sought a female author for the prestigious task.
- Ms Keay expressed profound honour at being asked to write the biography, acknowledging Queen Elizabeth II as an extraordinary monarch whose life spanned a century of great change.
- Known for her acclaimed work, The Restless Republic: Britain Without A Crown, Ms Keay also serves as a trustee of the Royal Collection Trust and a member of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee.
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