The Windsor diaries : 1940-45
Fitzalan Howard, Alathea, 1923-20012021
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Total copies: 5
'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.
Main title:
The Windsor diaries : 1940-45 / Alathea Fitzalan Howard ; foreword by Isabella Naylor-Leyland ; edited by Celestria Noel.
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2021.
Collation:
xxii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2020.
ISBN:
9781529328103 (pbk)1529328101 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.084 FIT941.084
LC class:
DA585
Language:
English
Subject:
Fitzalan Howard, Alathea, 1923-2001 -- DiariesElizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- -- Friends and associatesMargaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002 -- Friends and associatesGeorge VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- FamilyYoung women -- Great Britain -- DiariesWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great BritainHistoryHistoryGreat Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952
BRN:
374555