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From Cottage to Palace
- Worcestershire & Malvern History Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Richard Lyntton
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The companion and bonus PDF for From Cottage to Palace contains a short sample of From Cottage to Palace and approx. 20 pages of premium color photographs of Florence Bramford’s medals and security passes over some 30 years of royal tours with two Queen Elizabeths.
Escape to the past with this cheeky and endearing royal memoir.
Florence Bramford was a ladies' maid to the ladies-in-waiting of two Queen Elizabeths from 1939 to 1974. Think real-life The Queen (Netflix), Downton Abbey, or Upstairs Downstairs...inside the British Royal Family from the servant's perspective half a century ago, including rare royal photographs taken on tour.
Margaret Bramford presents the life of her aunt, told in her own words. Florence had a Victorian childhood and Edwardian adolescence. She was privileged to reside in many royal residences with her ladies-in-waiting and joined many royal tours around the world. God bless Florence!
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.