Marion’s job becomes increasingly important as she goes from educating a Duke’s daughter to preparing her to be Queen after her father becomes King. So how does Marion reconcile this with being a royal governess? She believes that she can educate the princesses on how most people live and therefore hope to see societal change come from the top down. She originally had dreams of bringing access to education to the poorest slums during the depression. Marion is a socialist and a modern woman of her time. but a governess takes responsibility for the education of a child. For those who may not understand a royal household, a nanny takes care of the basic needs such as dressing, bathing, preparing for outings, etc. The book follows the life of Marion Crawford, who after just finishing teacher’s college in 1932, gets a position as a governess to Princess Elizabeth and later her sister Margaret as well. That said, “The Royal Governess” did not disappoint. Truth be told, I love anything to do with the British Monarchy, and am always interested in reading books with a royal flair, but that also means I’m pretty critical of historical basis of the genre. Reading “The Royal Governess” by Wendy Holden makes you feel like you are a witness to history.
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