The Little Princesses is a charming, hopelessly romantic chronicle of 'Crawfie's' life during sixteen years at the heart of the royal family. It is also a valuable piece of social history, detailing every aspect of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's childhood through the crucial years of the Abdication and World War II as well as Elizabeth's courtship and marriage.
This memoir was originally published in 1950 to a furor we cannot imagine today. It was the first account of life with the Royals ever published and, although it is a touching account of the childhood of the Queen and Princess Margaret, Crawfie was demonized by the press and ostracized by the royal family for the rest of her life. When viewed in a modern context, it is a poignant reminder of how much life has changed for the British Royals.