Overview
The never-before-published diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard--who spent her teenaged years living out World War II in Windsor Great Park with her close friends Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, the future queen of the United Kingdom--provide an extraordinary and intimate look at the British Royal Family.Like so many others in Great Britain, young Alathea Fitzalan Howard's life was turned upside down by the start of the Second World War. Sent to stay with her grandfather at the historic Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Alathea found the affection she so craved through her close friendship with the two princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and their parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, her neighbors at nearby Windsor Castle. Together, the girls enjoyed parties, cinema evenings, picnics, and more, all recorded in honest and captivating detail in Alathea's diary, which she kept as a constant source of comfort. Day by day, from ages sixteen to twenty-two, she recorded the intimate details of her life with the Royal Family and the anxieties of wartime Britain. Now, published for the first time, these unique diaries unveil a candid and vivid portrait of the British Royal Family and of Princess Elizabeth in particular, the warm, quiet young girl who was already on her journey to her ultimate destiny: the Crown.
Full Product Details
Author: Alathea Fitzalan Howard ,
Alice McMillan ,
Sandra Duncan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Audio
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 14.20cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781797125909
ISBN 10: 1797125907
Publication Date: 04 May 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
"""Funny, astute, poignant, and historically fascinating."" -- ""The Times (London)"" ""A captivating behind-the-scenes look at the royal family...intimate and endearing."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""An unforgettable picture of those innocent, harmless times."" -- ""Times Literary Supplement (London)"" ""A compelling and revealing insight into the teenage life of the then Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret."" -- ""Daily Mail (London)"""
A compelling and revealing insight into the teenage life of the then Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret. -- Daily Mail (London)
Author Information
Alathea Fitzalan Howard was born in 1923 and spent the war years alongside the Royal Family at Windsor. She died in 2001. Sandra Duncan is a multi-award winning actress who has appeared as Mrs. Birling in An Inspector Calls, as Bernarda in The House of Bernarda Alba for Shared Experience, and in the West End productions of Abelard and Eloise and The Secretary Bird. Her television credits include appearances in Midsomer Murders, Silk, and as a series regular in Westgate for SABC. She lives and works in London.
