Born in 1909, Marion Crawford, 'Crawfie', as she was known to the Queen and Princess Margaret, became governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York in the early 1930s, continuing to 1948. In 1950, she wrote and published The Little Princesses.Jennie Bond has been Royal Correspondent for the BBC for the past 12 years, during which time she has covered the most eventful period in the history of the Royal Family, including three divorces and Lady Diana's death.

A valuable piece of social history, detailing every aspect of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood through the crucial years of the abdication and the war, as well as Lilibet's courtship and marriage . . . Crawfie produced an important social document, taking us behind the palace walls to enjoy a unique insight into the isolated childhood of the future queen and her sister

Born in 1909, Marion Crawford, 'Crawfie', as she was known to the Queen and Princess Margaret, became governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York in the early 1930s, continuing to 1948. In 1950, she wrote and published The Little Princesses.Jennie Bond has been Royal Correspondent for the BBC for the past 12 years, during which time she has covered the most eventful period in the history of the Royal Family, including three divorces and Lady Diana's death.

A valuable piece of social history, detailing every aspect of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood through the crucial years of the abdication and the war, as well as Lilibet's courtship and marriage . . . Crawfie produced an important social document, taking us behind the palace walls to enjoy a unique insight into the isolated childhood of the future queen and her sister

Born in 1909, Marion Crawford, 'Crawfie', as she was known to the Queen and Princess Margaret, became governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York in the early 1930s, continuing to 1948. In 1950, she wrote and published The Little Princesses.Jennie Bond has been Royal Correspondent for the BBC for the past 12 years, during which time she has covered the most eventful period in the history of the Royal Family, including three divorces and Lady Diana's death.

A valuable piece of social history, detailing every aspect of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood through the crucial years of the abdication and the war, as well as Lilibet's courtship and marriage . . . Crawfie produced an important social document, taking us behind the palace walls to enjoy a unique insight into the isolated childhood of the future queen and her sister