Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2012. Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-396) and index.
Contents:
'A queen is a very happy woman' -- Windsor 1838 -- A scandal and a crisis -- 'Love rules the court' -- Sarah Lyttelton : superintendent of the nursery -- Charlotte Canning : lady of the bedchamber -- 'Gone afloat' -- Osborne -- In the highlands -- 'The object of education' -- Departures -- Mary Ponsonby : maid-of-honour -- Glimpses of abroad -- Three deaths -- 'My heart is utterly and completely broken' -- 'Someone to lean on' -- Henry Ponsonby : private secretary -- Balmorality -- Eastern questions and domestic affairs -- James Reid : resident medical attendant -- Randall Davidson : dean of Windsor -- Spring holidays -- Household bothers -- The year of the Munshi -- Accommodating Bipps -- 'A last look' -- After Victoria.
Summary:
"Serving Victoria follows the lives of six members of her household, from the governess to the royal children, from her maid of honor to her chaplain and her personal physician" -- Front jacket flap.
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