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Marion Crawford (1909–1988)

Auteur van The Little Princesses

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Werken van Marion Crawford

The Little Princesses (1950) 280 exemplaren
Elizabeth the Queen (1656) 46 exemplaren
Queen Elizabeth II (1952) 18 exemplaren
The Queen Mother (1951) 7 exemplaren
Happy and Glorious! (1953) 6 exemplaren
Princess Margaret 1 exemplaar

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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Crawfie
Geboortedatum
1909-06-05
Overlijdensdatum
1988-02-11
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
UK
Geboorteplaats
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Plaats van overlijden
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Woonplaatsen
London, England, UK
Opleiding
University of Edinburgh
Beroepen
governess
nanny
Relaties
Queen Elizabeth II (governess)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (employer)
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Royal Victorian Order (Commander)

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Subtitle: The Story of the Queen’s Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford
The subtitle is all the synopsis anyone needs.

I had the 2002 reprint edition with a forward by Jennie Bond, former BBC royal correspondent. She comments about how this reminiscence of two little girls growing up together ultimately resulted in Crawford’s complete banishment from the royal family. She had to leave the “grace and favor” cottage she had been given “for her lifetime” upon her retirement from service. Neither the Queen Mother, nor either of the Princesses (later Queen Elizabeth II) ever spoke to “Crawfie” again.

And yet there is nothing at all salacious about this memoir. Perhaps the most “shocking” revelation is that the two girls behaved like any other siblings: “Neither was above taking a whack at her adversary, if roused, and Lilibet was quick with her left hook!”

I really enjoyed the glimpse into a world I will never experience. Crawford covers the events that took place during the sixteen years she served the family; from her arrival at the Duke’s household (no hint that he would one day be King, and his eldest daughter the Queen), through the abdication of “Uncle David,” to the war years, to Lilibet’s marriage to Prince Philip, and the birth of their son, Charles.

The book was published in 1950, two years before Lilibet would assume the throne following her father’s death. By today’s standards it is hardly scandalous but it was a sensation when it was published.
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BookConcierge | 2 andere besprekingen | May 29, 2023 |
This is a far superior book to the novel, "The Royal Governess," simply because it is not fiction. Crawford's account no doubt leaves much out, but it is not the royal bashing that is included in Holden's fiction. Still, it was a bit boring to be reading the basically same book twice. The one thing that Holden got right was that Crawford was not the "nanny," she was the girls' governess.
 
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kaulsu | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 8, 2020 |
This was such an interesting book! It was written by the royal nanny, and covers the childhoods of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret of Great Britain. It ends with the ascension of Elizabeth to the throne.

I found it to be charming - homey and affectionate, with lots of pictures, and quotes from correspondence between the girls and their beloved companion. I was also intrigued by the glimpses of King George and the Queen Mother. Recommended.
 
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Populariteit
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Waardering
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