hi i did so nice to see you, janet mccarroll. i'll start with you. congrats on the book, and i should say condolences because i know this has been. i imagine a pretty tough week for you, right? yeah yeah, it has been in a lot of ways. um probably not so unexpected, but , yeah, definitely my heart's breaking, you know, with so many others out there that love the queen so fascinated how, as an american who grew up in the east bay how you became a fan of the british monarch enough to base a series on her. um i guess it is . you know, a lot of people find it pretty random, but i think like most little girls growing up by it always, you know, wondered, you know, if princes and princesses for real like in disney movies, and, um i asked my mom one time when i was really small and i said, hey, you know, princesses real or is this just something in movies and the only, uh, princess that she could think of was princess diana and so kind of like everybody that loves the british royal family. my love and connection with the british royal family started there. an

janet mccarroll of dublin, reads from a book she has written about queen elizabeth as a young girl. it's the first in a series she describes as historical fiction weaved with facts really kind of go into real things that were happening with world war two and things that her family was going throughout the time. curiosity had gotten the better of elizabeth and that fueled her courage to speak up. it's that courage and grace that queen elizabeth displayed at an early age and throughout her life that impressed the 28 year old author . she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right and she came into power at a time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect, but carol says her lifelong passion for the royal started when she was a young girl wanting to know if there are real life princesses. last fall, she sent a copy of her book elizabeth and the piccadilly council when buckingham calls to the queen and she received a thank you letter. the queen was touched by by your wish for her to see the first and your children your series of children's sto

janet mccarroll is reading an excerpt from her first book in a series about the british royals. she calls her novels historical fiction weaved with facts, carol says she's very impressed by the courage and the grace that queen elizabeth showed while growing up and all through her life in the public eye. she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right? and she came into power to time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect. and still, she really commanded the room whenever she was there. last fall, janet, but carol sent one of her books to the queen and received a thank you letter back at the queen was touched by her work and that she greatly appreciate the kind words and support for the royal family. janet mccarroll just finished the second book in her series hopes it's an opportunity to honor the queen. time now, 7 11 . we have to go right to a problem in richmond that was just cleared up. as we were speaking here there was a crash just west of the toll plaza. and it looks like traffic was stopped for a moment. but now they let it go

janet mccarroll of dublin, reads from a book she has written about queen elizabeth as a young girl .in a series she describes as historical fiction weaved with facts really kind of go into real things that were happening with world war two and things that her family was going throughout the time. curiosity had gotten the better of elizabeth and that fueled her courage to speak up. it's that courage and grace that queen elizabeth displayed at an early age and throughout her life that impressed the 28 year old author . she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right and she came into power at a time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect, but carol says her lifelong passion for the royal started when she was a young girl wanting to know if there are real life princesses. last fall, she sent a copy of her book elizabeth and the piccadilly council. when buckingham calls to the queen and she received a thank you letter. the queen was touched by by your wish for her to see the first and your children your series of children's stories and greatl

janet mccarroll of dublin, reads from a book she has written about queen elizabeth as a young girl.orical fiction weaved with facts really kind of go into real things that were happening with world war two and things that her family was going throughout the time. curiosity had gotten the better of elizabeth and that fueled her courage to speak up. it's that courage and grace that queen elizabeth displayed at an early age and throughout her life that impressed the 28 year old author . she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right and she came into power at a time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect, mccarroll says. her lifelong passion for the royal started when she was a young girl wanting to know if there are real life princesses. last fall, she sent a copy of her book elizabeth and the piccadilly council. when buckingham calls to the queen and she received a thank you letter. the queen was touched by by your wish for her to see the first and your children your series of children's stories and greatly appreciate your kind words of

janet mccarroll is reading an excerpt from her book in a plant series about the royals. calls her novels, historical fiction weaved with facts. carol says she was impressed by the courage and grace queen elizabeth displayed while growing up and throughout her life in the public eye. she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right? and she came into power to time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect. and still, she really commanded the room whenever she was there, carol said one of her books to the queen and a thank you letter came back and said the queen was touched by the work and she greatly appreciate the kind words and support for the royal family. carol just completed the second book in the series and hopes it's an opportunity to honor the queen. hispanic heritage month begins today. all month long. ktvu is going in depth on issues affecting the community while also celebrating the rich routes that make the bay area so diverse. joining us now is the annabelle anton, who is the civic partnership manager of l timpano. al

janet mccarroll of dublin, reads from a book she has written about queen elizabeth as a young girl.s the first in a series she describes as historical fiction weaved with facts really kind of go into real things that were happening with world war two and things that her family was going throughout the time. curiosity had gotten the better of elizabeth and that fueled her courage to speak up. it's that courage and grace that queen elizabeth displayed at an early age and throughout her life that impressed the 28 year old author . she really trained change what it is to be powerful. i think she's a tiny woman, right and she came into power at a time where women didn't get a whole lot of respect, but carol says her lifelong passion for the royal started when she was a young girl wanting to know if there are real life princesses. last fall, she sent a copy of her book elizabeth and the piccadilly council. when buckingham calls to the queen and she received a thank you letter cream was touched by by your wish for her to see the first and your children your series of children's stories and