Overview
- Britain’s royal household confirmed Saturday that historian Anna Keay will write the authorized life of the late Queen, commissioned by King Charles III.
- Keay will get access to the Queen’s personal and official papers in the Royal Archives with permission to interview relatives, friends, and household staff.
- She called the role a profound honor and said she will do all she can to do justice to the Queen’s life and work.
- No publication date or research timetable has been announced by the palace.
- Authorized royal biographies sometimes surface new details, as seen in William Shawcross’s book on the Queen Mother that disclosed a past cancer diagnosis and fresh insights on Edward VIII’s abdication.