The Queens Governess tells the story of Cranfield, as she was known, from the time she took the job when Lillibet was around 5. While it was a fascinating insight into the workings of Royal life behind the scenes and goes into a lot of detail through the war years and later the struggle Lillibet had to get Philip accepted, I found it dry and boring in places and sadly gave up in the end.

This is an interesting book though that any royal watcher would love on their shelf.

I really enjoyed this fictional book about the royal family & wondered how close to the truth it really was! Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The Queens Governess by Tessa Arlen

Marion Crawford is just twenty-two years old when she becomes governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose in 1931. As their beloved 'Crawfie', she is instantly confided in, trusted and immersed in the lives of the royal family.

As World War II finally comes to an end, it's clear that Princess Elizabeth has fallen in love. Now heiress presumptive to the British throne, no one believes that Prince Philip of Greece is a suitable husband for the future Queen of England. No one, that is, except for Crawfie.
I enjoyed this book. Wrote as a novel , but of a real person who was as the book says - a governess to the princesses . I do know from fact that our queen ( and the royal family ) had a very special , and lasting relationship with Crawfie.
The storyline was very believable , and it would be great to find out just how close to the truth it was .
The ' real ' Crawfie has wrote an autobiography , so perhaps I will look out for it.