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Counting One's Blessings

Edited by William Shawcross · 2012

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"[These letters] reveal, in her own words - the much-loved little girll writing teasing letters to her many siblings and friends; the young woman who, after a long courtship and two refusals, accepted the Duke of York's proposal; the new Duchess, bringing a sense of ease and fun into the public and private lives of the Royal Family. We see her delight in her beloived daughters and her real anguish when she and her husband realized that he would become King because his brother Edward VIII was determined to abdicate. We read of her woirk during the Second World War, and her horror at the suffering it caused, her joy in the marriage of her daughter Elizabeth, and her grief at the tragically early death of the King in 1952. After that terrible blow, her letters show her determination, despite her sadness, to find a new role for herself during the long years of widowhood. ..."--Book jacket.

Book details

Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
Basingstoke & London: Macmillan
Editions
1
Pages
666
ISBN
9780230754966

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