Diamantina
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I was reading the Guardian website when I discovered this book review. I want to read it and will probably order it, even though I have many books that are on my TBR list.
www.theguardian.com
I knew a little about Princess Margaret (1930-2002), the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. It seems to me that Margaret had in many respects rather a sad life. I think that she would profit from prayers for the repose of her soul. Margaret might have been unlikable to many, but being raised royal without a clear career path may have spoiled her. She seems to have been intelligent enough to know that. Here is the epitaph that Margaret wrote for herself (which I found on the entry devoted to her on Wikipedia):
I hope that this post is not too weird, but I just wanted to get this off my chest. Please forgive me.
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Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret – review
A thoroughly rotten royal – perhaps matched only by her mother – is laid uproariously bare by Craig Brown
www.theguardian.com
I knew a little about Princess Margaret (1930-2002), the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. It seems to me that Margaret had in many respects rather a sad life. I think that she would profit from prayers for the repose of her soul. Margaret might have been unlikable to many, but being raised royal without a clear career path may have spoiled her. She seems to have been intelligent enough to know that. Here is the epitaph that Margaret wrote for herself (which I found on the entry devoted to her on Wikipedia):
A strange coincidence: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s younger sister was named Marguerite, which is of course the French version of Margaret. However, Marguerite Catez Chevignard (1883-1954), nicknamed Guite, led a very different life than Princess Margaret. Married at the age of 19 and widowed at 42 with nine children, Guite devoted herself to her family and to her faith – so much so that after she died, when rumors began to circulate in Dijon about the possibility of a beatification of Elizabeth of the Trinity, family and friends thought, “Yes, of course. But her sister Marguerite even more!” I am 99.99% sure that Princess Margaret did not know about Elizabeth of the Trinity – much less her sister – but the contrast in the two pairs of sisters is instructive.
I hope that this post is not too weird, but I just wanted to get this off my chest. Please forgive me.
rincess:t2: