I have been reading this tell all book by Marion Crawford and found it facination. I have no real interest in the royal family but this book really gives an insight into the lives they lead. Crawfie , as she was known , was the tutor and companion for the princesses for many years and was exceptionally close to them . She really annoyed me by calling the King the king of England ( she came from Dunfermline ) and called the princesses " little " into their teens. She gave up the chance of an early marriage and left it until she was 38 to marry the love of her life. He also maybe was her downfall as he used the royal connection to his advantage and probably encouraged her to write the book . When it came out she was cut our completely by trhe whole family , lost her lovely grace and favour house and was never contacted by any of the family again. She ended up with a house on the road to Balmoral yet her charges never once stopped to speak to her. She even attempted suicide. I read this on kindle which at the time was 99p but it is back to about £5 now.
Stabbing at a school in Wales this lunchtime.
