The Queen’s Governess: The scandalous and unmissable royal story you won’t be able to put down in 2022!
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‘Fans of The Crown will enjoy this poignant look behind the royal curtain’ GEORGIE BLALOCK
‘A tantalizing and poignant tale of the young royal princesses’ STEPHANIE BARRON
A crown princess.
Her childhood nanny.
A shocking betrayal…
Marion Crawford is just twenty-two years old when she becomes governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose in 1931. As their beloved ‘Crawfie’, she is instantly confided in, trusted and immersed in the lives of the royal family.
As World War II finally comes to an end, it’s clear that Princess Elizabeth has fallen in love. Now heiress presumptive to the British throne, no one believes that Prince Philip of Greece is a suitable husband for the future Queen of England. No one, that is, except for Crawfie.
For Crawfie, too, has fallen in love – and has convinced her fiancé George that they must wait for Elizabeth and Philip to receive the King’s blessing before she leaves the service of the Crown. Yet soon she finds herself torn between her loyalty to Princess Elizabeth and losing the man she loves.
But no one ever anticipated the betrayal that will sever her bond with the royal family forever…
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Additional information
| Publisher | Orion (31 Mar. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 368 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1398707090 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1398707092 |
| Dimensions | 12.8 x 3 x 19.6 cm |
by dummysgirl
Fabulous book that’s really well written. An interesting insight into royal life.
by maureen wilkie
Enjoyed this book. Fact could identify
Her home in village
As well as lord Elgin and area very authentic
by eGJ
Anachronistic throughout, and though we know this was published in America and Brits must expect American spelling, please, please remember they drink whisky in Scotland! An interesting way to re-tell the story of Marion Crawford, but grammatical errors and attributions to characters spoil it.
by Peter Draycott
The book is taken from the television program.
My wife thought it was not very good,not a true story.
by Amazon Customer
I really hope this book is accurate as I’ve really enjoyed reading it and understanding what early life for the princesses were like and how their relationship with their governess changed over time. I can’t help but feel sorry for Crawfie – even more so after reading the Author’s note – read until the end.
by Elenor
Great characterization of Marion Crawford’s loyalty and down to earth view of the Windsor family in disarray during the abdication, WWII, Philip’s courtship of Elizabeth and the emerging catastrophe of Margaret. Not to mention the Machiavellian Queen Mother.
Far more interesting than Crawford book The Little Princesses which was doubtless used as research for this great historical fiction.
NB for those readers who got worked up about American spelling. This book was published in America by Penguin and then obviously bought lock stock and barrel by Orion in the UK.
by AngelD
The Queens Governess by Tessa Arlen
Marion Crawford is just twenty-two years old when she becomes governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose in 1931. As their beloved ‘Crawfie’, she is instantly confided in, trusted and immersed in the lives of the royal family.
As World War II finally comes to an end, it’s clear that Princess Elizabeth has fallen in love. Now heiress presumptive to the British throne, no one believes that Prince Philip of Greece is a suitable husband for the future Queen of England. No one, that is, except for Crawfie.
I enjoyed this book. Wrote as a novel , but of a real person who was as the book says – a governess to the princesses . I do know from fact that our queen ( and the royal family ) had a very special , and lasting relationship with Crawfie.
The storyline was very believable , and it would be great to find out just how close to the truth it was .
The ‘ real ‘ Crawfie has wrote an autobiography , so perhaps I will look out for it.
by HILLIE and RAYMOND STANDING
Excellent. The late queen mother let Marion Crawford down and treated
her badly. She always got her own way because she was the queen.