Elizabeth Ii: A Queen for Our Time by Chris Jackson (Photographer)

Elizabeth Ii: A Queen For Our Time is a lively and affectionate celebration of the beloved monarch and a beautiful visual record of her extraordinary reign over the past twenty years leading up to her platinum jubilee. For as long as many of us can remember, Queen Elizabeth Ii has been an omnipresent figurehead-an icon. As Head of the Common wealth, she is respected and admired around the world in equal measure. Her stalwart presence has signaled stability, neutrality, and responsibility. Uniting all that is British as an ambassador and states person, Queen Elizabeth Ii has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with them like no other monarch in British history; she is unquestionably a global voice for our time. As a Getty Images royal photographer, Chris Jackson has been granted privileged access to the monarch and the British royal family. He has documented the Queen's official engagements over the past two decades, during a period of seismic changes in the British monarchy. ""Photographing Her Majesty the Queen has, and is, one of the biggest privileges of my career as Getty Images Royal Photographer.