I so enjoyed this book. I did not realize when I first
started the book that I would learn so much about the background of the royal
family. The book was well written and an
easy read. this was about a nanny who
came into service for the royal family and was nanny to all of the children,
though most protective and took care of Johnnie the longest as he had seizures
and since his Mother and Father didn't seem to spend much time with him or
understand the illness. The older
children when they got to a certain age were sent off to boarding school and
then military school or service. This
Nanny was not at wanting to give Johnnie up to be sent away. She spent so much
time with him that she felt as if this child were her own as protective as she
was of him. She lived in worry that the
King would send him away. She had fallen
in love with the groundskeeper Chad who at one point asked her to marry him
when his wife died. She refused as she said she couldn't leave the children
they needed her so.
She comes to regret not agreeing to marry him, but also
still wants to take care of Johnnie. I
wasn't sure how this was all going to work out, would she be able to marry him,
would she be able to keep Johnnie.....and what would happen when WWII broke
out? It was really an interesting read
for me and I would recommend this one!
I believe I won this book from a Good Reads author. They are always given on the hopes that one
would enjoy it enough to write a review which I have above. I did enjoy the
book immensely!
Description as found on Good Reads:
Based on a seldom-told true
story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain’s royal
family—a behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and the
foibles of big princes.
April, 1897: A young nanny arrives at Sandringham, ancestral estate of the Duke and Duchess of York. She is excited, exhausted—and about to meet royalty. . . .
So begins the unforgettable story of Charlotte Bill, who would care for a generation of royals as their parents never could. Neither Charlotte—LaLa, as her charges dub her—nor anyone else can predict that eldest sons David and Bertie will each one day be king. LaLa knows only that these children, and the four who swiftly follow, need her steadfast loyalty and unconditional affection.
But the greatest impact on Charlotte’s life is made by a mere bud on the family tree: a misunderstood soul who will one day be known as the Lost Prince. Young Prince John needs all of Lala’s love—the kind of love his parents won’t…or can’t…show him.
From Britain’s old wealth to the glittering excesses of Tsarist Russia; from country cottages to royal yachts, and from nursery to ballroom, Charlotte Bill witnesses history. The Royal Nanny is a seamless blend of fact and fiction—an intensely intimate, yet epic tale spanning decades, continents, and divides that only love can cross.
April, 1897: A young nanny arrives at Sandringham, ancestral estate of the Duke and Duchess of York. She is excited, exhausted—and about to meet royalty. . . .
So begins the unforgettable story of Charlotte Bill, who would care for a generation of royals as their parents never could. Neither Charlotte—LaLa, as her charges dub her—nor anyone else can predict that eldest sons David and Bertie will each one day be king. LaLa knows only that these children, and the four who swiftly follow, need her steadfast loyalty and unconditional affection.
But the greatest impact on Charlotte’s life is made by a mere bud on the family tree: a misunderstood soul who will one day be known as the Lost Prince. Young Prince John needs all of Lala’s love—the kind of love his parents won’t…or can’t…show him.
From Britain’s old wealth to the glittering excesses of Tsarist Russia; from country cottages to royal yachts, and from nursery to ballroom, Charlotte Bill witnesses history. The Royal Nanny is a seamless blend of fact and fiction—an intensely intimate, yet epic tale spanning decades, continents, and divides that only love can cross.
