The following is a list of related books for lecture: A Writer's Life Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (2005) Hardback (UK) 2005 Paperback (UK) 2006 The first biography of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother to be published since her death. Hugo Vickers observed the Queen Mother for forty years and researched the book for 17 years. Debrett's Book of the Royal Wedding (1981) Hardback (UK) 1981 Hardback (US) 1981 Number 1 best-selling 'Royal Wedding' book of the summer of 1981, tracing the life of Prince Charles and of Lady Diana Spencer up to their engagement in February 1981.