**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR
2020** **SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** 'A must if you
love The Crown' Good Housekeeping 'For a glimpse into the lives of
the young princesses these diaries are riveting' Daily Mail,
Christmas Books 2020 'A wonderful book' A. N. Wilson, Spectator,
Books of the Year 2020 'A new perspective on "Lilibet" as she fell
for her future husband' Sunday Express, Books of the Year 2020
'Funny, astute, poignant and historically fascinating' The Times 'A
compelling and revealing insight into the teenage life of the then
Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret' Richard Kay,
Daily Mail 'I loved reading this, so reminiscent of my own
childhood' Anne Glenconner, author of Lady in Waiting 'Alathea
found herself living in Windsor with the Princesses throughout the
Second World War. She captures that tiny, peaceful island in a
world on fire' Charles Moore, Spectator 'This is an enthralling
book . . . often funny and sometimes truly moving' The Oldie
'Fascinating insight into Elizabeth as a teenager' OK! Magazine
************************ The Windsor Diaries are the
never-before-seen diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard, who lived
alongside the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret at Windsor
Castle during the Second World War. Alathea's home life was an
unhappy one. Her parents had separated and so during the war she
was sent to live with her grandfather, Viscount Fitzalan of
Derwent, at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. There Alathea
found the affection and harmony she craved as she became a close
friend of the two princesses, visiting them often at Windsor
Castle, enjoying parties, balls, cinema evenings, picnics and
celebrations with the Royal Family and other members of the Court.
Alathea's diary became her constant companion during these years as
day by day she recorded every intimate detail of life with the
young Princesses, often with their governess Crawfie, or with the
King and Queen. Written from the ages of sixteen to twenty-two, she
captures the tight-knit, happy bonds between the Royal Family, as
well as the aspirations and anxieties, sometimes extreme, of her
own teenage mind. These unique diaries give us a bird's eye view of
Royal wartime life with all of Alathea's honest, yet affectionate
judgments and observations - as well as a candid and vivid portrait
of the young Princess Elizabeth, known to Alathea as 'Lilibet', a
warm, self-contained girl, already falling for her handsome prince
Philip, and facing her ultimate destiny: the Crown.
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