HUGO VICKERS is a well-known author, broadcaster and lecturer whose reputation owes much to his acclaimed biographies of the Queen Mother, Princess Andrew of Greece, the Duchess of Windsor, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Greta Garbo and Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough. He has studied the Coronation of the present Queen in considerable detail over many years, delving into papers at the National Archives, Westminster Abbey and Lambeth Palace to tell a story which even after sixty years has lost none of its fascination.He has recently become Chairman of the Outdoor Trust which will put walkways into Commonwealth countries. He has been a Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire since 2010, and has three children.