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  Queen Elizabeth II Hand-Drawn and -Colored Christmas Card Signed to Her Governess, Marion Crawford

  QUEEN ELIZABETH II,.

  Queen Elizabeth II Hand-Drawn and -Colored Christmas Card

  c. 1930.

  Queen Elizabeth II hand-drawn and colored Christmas card signed to her governess, Marion Crawford. One page, folded, illustrated with a Christmas tree traced and colored with crayon and a golden horseshoe wrapped in holly, the card reads, "To Crawfie From Lilibet." Elizabeth was given the nickname, 'Lilibet,' which was used primarily by her immediate family members with the exception of her nanny and tutor, Marion Crawford. Crawford served the royal household from 1932 to 1947 but allegedly fell out of favor with the family after the release of her memoir, 'The Little Princess: The Story of the Queen's Childhood by Her Nanny, Marion Crawford.' Once honored as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Crawford was later disparaged by the press and shunned by the royal family for breach of privacy. It's said that Crawford was never forgiven for her book and, for generations, 'doing a Crawfie' became royal shorthand for indiscretions. Despite the negative backlash against her, Crawford saved a collection of mementos from her years of royal duty, which she bequeathed to the Queen and the family of her lawyer after her death in 1988. Among these items were a set of hand-made cards inscribed from Elizabeth and Margaret, of which this is one. In near fine condition with light very tonin...

  Price: $22,500.00     Item Number: 145365

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