Princess Margaret, Helen Cathcart
Princess Margaret, Helen Cathcart
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Princess Margaret

Author: Helen Cathcart

Narrator: Lorna Bennett

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/22/2022


Synopsis

A compelling biography of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.

Loyal sister and friend to Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret grew up in the public gaze and was one of the most-discussed women in the world. But what was early life like for the younger sibling of the future monarch? And what role did she carve for herself within the Royal Family?

Royal biographer Helen Cathcart offers a fascinating personal study of the first four decades of the Princess's life, from her birth at Glamis Castle and phenomenal childhood popularity in the nostalgic era of "the two little princesses," through watching her parents crowned in Westminster Abbey and dancing among the crowds after her sister's Coronation. The author casts crucial new light on "the Townsend affair," a crisis once compared with that of the Duke of Windsor, and the culminating love story of the Princess and the young photographer, Antony Armstrong-Jones.

Against the changing scenes of royal palaces, Thames-side hideaways and Caribbean islands, and with deep family insight, Princess Margaret is the definitive inner story of the Queen's beloved sister, charismatic and unconventional, yet always her steadfast self.

About Helen Cathcart

Helen Cathcart was a prolific writer about the Royal Family, who enjoyed enormous success with her books in the 1960s and 1970s. These emerged with regularity, sold well, and were largely enjoyed (if not always at Buckingham Palace). One mystery surrounded the author-she was never seen. Occasionally journalists visited her agent, Harold Albert, at his cottage near Liphook, and suspected that Helen Cathcart did not exist. Invariably they left less convinced. Only when Harold Albert died was it revealed-in an obituary written by Hugo Vickers-that Harold Albert and Helen Cathcart were one and the same.


Reviews

This is a really interesting biography if Princess Margaret. Originally published in 1974, the book is a fascinating portrait of the Princess and her family. The writer is clearly a royalist and portrays the princess as hardworking, dutiful and devout. The emphasis is on royal tours and how Margaret p......more

My mother was a huge fan of the royals and I remember seeing this book on our shelves at home when I was a child. I had no interest in the royals then, and to be honest, I'm a card carrying republican (the British kind!) nowadays - but for many years I've been low-key fascinated by Princess Margaret......more

Goodreads review by Carly

3 Stars (I received an e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review) While I enjoyed reading this book, the cover gives it the impression that the story is more flashy and glamour filled. Purple is also associated with royalty and one of my favourite colours, Margaret is one of the more viva......more