Moving on to different bit of Royal chat.
Have just finished reading ‘The Little Princesses’, the book published about 1950 that was written by the governess of Elizabeth and Margaret, Crawfie.
I already knew that she was ostracised by all the royal family after its publication. She had devoted 16 years of her life to looking after the girls, especially during the war years. She postponed her own marriage because of this. When she broached the subject of leaving, the then Queen (Mother) said it really wouldn’t be convenient!
The Queen Mother, our present Queen and Princess Margaret never spoke to her again, never got in touch, didn’t send a wreath to her funeral.
After her marriage, she was given a Grace and Favour cottage by the King for her lifetime, this was forfeited after the book.
Ironically, it was Nottingham Cottage, part of Kensington Palace, later the home of Harry and Meghan.
The book was hardly kiss and tell, it gushed with compliments and love for her charges and their family.