The Little Princesses

Marion Crawford, or 'Crawfie', as she was known, became governess to the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in the early 1930s, little suspecting she was nurturing her future Queen. From the quiet family home in Piccadilly to the birth of Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace, Crawfie tells how she brought up the princesses to be 'Royal', whilst also exposing them to the ordinary world. The Little Princesses was published in 1950 to a furore almost unimaginable today. It was the first ever published account of life with the Royals and Crawfie was demonized by the press. The Queen mother, who had been a great friend of hers, never spoke to her again.