As a member of the British Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth II was a public figure her entire life. Despite being recognized the world over, the late monarch reportedly never considered herself to be a famous "celebrity," one royal historian has revealed.
In new book Queen Elizabeth II: A Concise Biography of an Exceptional Sovereign, David Cannadine revealed, "She never saw herself as a celebrity, she did not care what other people thought about her, and on several occasions she showed conspicuous bravery, as when she went to Ghana in 1961 and Zambia in 1979 despite official concerns, and when she calmly dealt with Michael Fagan, an intruder who in 1982 gained access to her bedroom in Buckingham Palace."
