King Charles was sent away from home and his parents at a young age for a very unique reason – owing to Queen Elizabeth II's very sheltered and private childhood
Just like generations of royal children before her, the late Queen received a simple and basic education at home rather than attending school with other children. She did, however, take weekly lessons in the rules of constitutional monarchy with the Vice Provost of Eton College.
In 2019, Lady Anne released her book 'Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown' which reveals several brilliant stories about her personal life and her relationship with everyone from Princess Margaret to King Charles. "He would come to stay whenever he had any of the contagious childhood diseases, like chickenpox, because the Queen, having never gone to school, had not been exposed to them. Sixteen years younger than me, Charles was nearer in age to my youngest sister Sarah, but all of us would go off to the beach together.
Lady Anne was appointed Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret in 1973 and kept this role - accompanying her on many state occasions and foreign tours until her death in 2002. She was widowed in 2010 and now lives in a farmhouse near Kings Lynn in Norfolk.
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