LITTLE PRINCESSES (PB)

Marion Crawford, or 'Crawfie', as she was known, became governess to the children of the Duke and Duchess of York in the early 1930s. Beginning at their family home in Piccadilly and ending with the birth of Prince Charles in 1948, Crawfie tells how she brought the princesses up to exist in their royal world, whilst also exposing them to the reality of underground trains, buses and swimming lessons. First published in 1950, The Little Princesses created an instant furore and the Queen Mother never spoke to Crawfie again.