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A Sunday Times number one bestseller in the United Kingdom this is the intimate and revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and niece of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Margaret was born into the Scottish aristocracy into a now almost vanished world of privilege Royalty often came to stay and her house was run in the style of Downton Abbey During the Second World War she lodged at Buckingham Palace while she worked for MI5 She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip Three years later the King and Queen attended her own wedding in which Princess Margaret was a bridesmaid
In 1990 she was appointed as a ladyinwaiting to the Queen Mother acting also as her companion which she describes in touching detail In the early months of 2002 she spent as much time as possible with her ailing aunt and was at her bedside when she died The next morning she went to Queen Elizabeths bedroom to pray and in farewell dropped her a final curtsey The Queen Mother regarded Margaret Rhodes as her third daughter and she has been extremely close to her cousins the Queen and Princess Margaret throughout their lives Full of charming anecdotes and fascinating characters this is an unparalleled insight into the private life of the British monarchy
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