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The Little Princesses
- The Story of the Queen's Childhood by Her Nanny Crawfie
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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The touching and ground-breaking stories of the Queen and Princess Margaret's childhoods told by their nanny, Marion Crawford. With a foreword by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond, Marion reveals the royal family's life before The Crown.
Now, more than ever, the Royal Family's private lives are the stuff of soap opera and it seems anyone who comes into contact with them sells their story to the magazines or to the newspapers.
Marion Crawford, 'Crawfie', as she was known to the Queen and Princess Margaret, became governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York in the early 1930s, little suspecting she was nurturing her future Queen. Beginning at the quiet family home in Piccadilly and ending with the birth of Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in 1948, Crawfie tells how she brought the princesses up to be 'Royal' whilst also exposing them to the ordinary world of underground trains, buses and swimming lessons.
THE LITTLE PRINCESSES was published in 1950 to a furore we cannot imagine today. Crawfie was demonised by the press, and the Queen Mother - who had been a great friend and who had, Crawfie maintained, given her permission to write the account - never spoke to her again.
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- Chris M.
- 24-05-23
Great listen
Would have liked to have known a bit more about Crawfie, as sadly let down after her selfless service to the Royal Family.
Lovely insight to the Princesses childhood and early adulthood. What amazing parents they had to ensure they had so much fun.
Beautifully narrated, but may have felt more authentic to have a Scottish narrator
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- Rebecca Thornqvist
- 07-11-22
Beautiful story
Very moving and beautiful story about our gracious Queen and her little sister Princess Margaret….very emotional at times….could listen to this many many more time…truly beautiful insight into the childhood and beginning of adulthood of Lilibet
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- Lee
- 14-05-23
A lifetime of service given…
This book is a glimpse into a different time which happens to be about Elizabeth and Margaret. After publication the author was ostracised by the royal family in the most terrible way. If we look at the scandals since this book was written that have involved our current king and cohorts the subject matter in this book pales into insignificance. Crawfie gave her life to them up until her dying day. Well narrated and bought as a BOGOF.
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