The Little Princesses

Given the context of the time it was written in, it was a complete betrayal of trust and probably made it possible for other people to make money out of their royal connections.

I think the repercussions of her book told against her as much as the book itself.

As an aside, the grace and favour home Crawfie lived in was Nottingham Cottage, later the home of H&M.

Crawfie died in 1988, but no representative from the RF went to her funeral, and no wreath sent.

I wonder if the QM hadn’t still been alive, the Queen and Princess Margaret would have been more forgiving.

I'm not sure how forgiving our current Queen actually is. She didn't take any nonsense from H&M. They were out and that was it!

Cross the Queen Mother at your peril. I think Crawfie was very shabbily treated by her. She wasn’t like our Queen with a forgiving nature.

Calendargirl

I have read the book Aveline but compared to what is written about the RF nowadays, it is so tame and deferential. Nothing derogatory about the princesses or any of the family.

The Queen Mother was responsible for the banishment of Crawfie, who had devoted her life to the family. She put off getting married to support them, even though the princesses had outgrown their need for her,

I felt sorry for her.

The Queen Mother wasn’t known for having a forgiving nature. I hope that the Queen as an adult, was able to spare a kind thought for her old companion.

Yes poor Crawfie.
The Queen and Margaret must have had feelings for her into adulthood?

That was terrible life changing mistake Crawfie made. I know a lot about terrible life changing mistakes! Poor Crawfie.

She knew what she was doing and was risking. It was indeed a betrayal of trust of her charges. Any family would be unhappy about this behaviour.

It was a betrayal of trust

I have read the book Aveline but compared to what is written about the RF nowadays, it is so tame and deferential. Nothing derogatory about the princesses or any of the family.

The Queen Mother was responsible for the banishment of Crawfie, who had devoted her life to the family. She put off getting married to support them, even though the princesses had outgrown their need for her,

I felt sorry for her.

It's a very old book. It was pretty widely deplored at the time. She knew she shouldn't have written it. It's not surprising that the Royal Family ignored her after that.