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'As was then the custom, the Home Secretary Sir William Joynson-Hicks, was present - just in case she was swapped for someone who was not of royal birth.'
The short unhappy life of Elizabeth Windsor
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'Childcare was left to two nannies: Clara Knight, a strict disciplinarian who instilled fear and good manners, and Margaret MacDonald.'
The short unhappy life of Elizabeth Windsor
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'There was a governess, Marion Crawford, nicknamed “Crawfie.”
'She attempted suicide twice.
ALISON JACKSON
'There was a governess, Marion Crawford, nicknamed “Crawfie.”
'She attempted suicide twice.
'When she eventually died in 1988, the royal family sent not so much as a wreath to the funeral.'
The short unhappy life of Elizabeth Windsor
In 1939, the 13-year-old princess met Philip during a visit to Dartmouth naval college.
'Philip, then aged 19, was exotic Eurotrash. An exiled Greek prince who had grown up in Paris, he was estranged from his family.
'His three surviving sisters had married into the Nazi regime.
'His father was living the life of an aging playboy in Monte Carlo. His mother had been declared insane.'
The short unhappy life of Elizabeth Windsor
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'In 1952, Elizabeth’s father, King George VI died, and the 27-year-old Elizabeth became queen.'
'In 1997, Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris.
Why short? She died in her nineties and had a privaleged life
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