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![]() ![]() She said it was “like living in a museum” and terribly cold in the winter. I was really surprised by some of her observations about working for the Royal Family at Windsor Castle during the war. ![]() Susan: One of the books I relied on for research for Princess Elizabeth’s Spy was The Little Princesses: The Story of the Queen’s Childhood by her Nanny, Marion Crawford. Judith: To what extent did these discoveries from your research lead to plot or character developments? What is the relationship for you between your research and your writing? Supposedly, Charles I used the tunnel to visit his mistress, Nell Gwynne. One of the details I wanted to use but didn’t, is that there’s allegedly a tunnel under Windsor Castle that leads to one of the pubs in town, on Church Street. I loved the idea of Nazi planes flying overhead, and everyone taking shelter in these ancient dungeons - but sitting and having a proper cup of tea. There was even a small portable stove, where people could make tea. ![]() I think one of the things that both surprised and delighted me most was that Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret and the staff really did use the Castle’s former dungeons as a bomb shelter, and that they brought down beds and a change of clothes. ![]()
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