the royal governess a novel of queen elizabeth ii's childhood

Afterwards, she is present when Elizabeth first sets eyes on Philip, her future husband.īut being beloved confidante to the Windsor family comes at huge personal cost. She steers the little princesses through it all, as close as a mother.Īs Hitler’s planes fly over Windsor, she shelters her charges in the castle dungeons (not far from where the Crown Jewels are hidden in a biscuit tin). From her ringside seat at the heart of the British monarchy she witnesses the trauma of the Abdication, the glamour of the Coronation, the onset of World War II. Her one stipulation to their parents is that she bring some doses of normalcy into their sheltered and privileged lives.Īt Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral, Marion defies stuffy protocol to take the princesses on tube trains, swimming at public baths, and on joyful Christmas shopping trips at Woolworth’s. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose. 'This captivating page-turner whisks readers back in time to Buckingham Palace in 1933.A majestic story that delves into the incredible life of Queen Elizabeth II before she took her place on the throne.During the childhood years of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most famous women who ever lived, a young governess helped shape her into the icon the world knows today. In this majestic story of love, sacrifice and allegiance, bestselling novelist Holden brings to life the early years before Queen Elizabeth II became monarch. Marriage, children, her own views: all are compromised by proximity to royal glory. But being beloved confidante to the Windsor family comes at huge personal cost.

the royal governess a novel of queen elizabeth ii

Afterwards, she is present when Elizabeth first sets eyes on Philip, her future husband. As Hitler's planes fly over Windsor, she shelters her charges in the castle dungeons (not far from where the Crown Jewels are hidden in a biscuit tin). She steers the little princesses through it all, as close as a mother.

At Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral, Marion defies stuffy protocol to take the princesses on tube trains, swimming at public baths, and on joyful Christmas shopping trips at Woolworth's.

Her one stipulation to their parents is that she bring some doses of normalcy into their sheltered and privileged lives. During the childhood years of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most famous women who ever lived, a young governess helped shape her into the icon the world knows today.

The royal governess a novel of queen elizabeth ii's childhood