What secrets lie inside Queen Elizabeth II's personal diaries? Although historians are queuing up to access them, only one will get permission for her official biography - so here we look at ALL the r

At the end of every day during her record-breaking 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II would sit down at a desk and spend 15 minutes writing by hand in her diary. The Inside Story, revealed the King had finally cut off Andrew's '£1million-a-year' allowance over the Royal Lodge row Hardman appearing on ITV's Loose Women in November 2024 Over the years, he has featured in a slew of documentaries on the Royal Family, but perhaps his biggest contribution has been his 2022 book Queen Of Our Times: The Life Of Elizabeth II. Andrew Roberts, 61, has written or edited 20 books about history, as well as commentating for NBC on a number of royal events Roberts' work includes a biography of Elizabeth II's first Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and a biography of her ancestor George III He also commentated for NBC on The Queen's Diamond and Platinum Jubilees, the birth of Prince George and the funerals of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II. Hugo Vickers, 73, is an experienced royal biographer already with a slew of books to his name Vickers' previous works include The Sphinx: The Life Of Gladys Deacon and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother He also wrote the biography of Princess Andrew of Greece which was authorised by her son, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and for this book he interviewed many members of the Royal Family. William Shawcross, 78, is another experienced royal biographer with their hat in the ring For the Queen Mother's biography, Shawcross was able to use the secret tape-recorded interviews she spent the last decade of her life giving on a range of intimate subjects, from the abdication crisis of 1936 to politicians and other members of the Royal Family But her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, gave no such interviews, so it seems her biographer will have to rely on her personal diaries to shed light on her life.