Reflections on British Royalty: Mass-Observation and the Monarchy, 1937-2022

In this original volume, Jennifer J. Purcell and Fiona Courage curate and contextualize the rich archival materials of social research organisation Mass—Observation on the British popular imagination of the monarchy and the royal family between 1937 and 2022.

From the coronation of George VI in 1937 to Elizabeth II's death – via war, weddings, a jubilee and a tragedy – this book incorporates everything from diaries and detailed responses to questionnaires, internal organisational documents ...