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Before the Crown by Fiona Harding

Summary: Princess Elizabeth has a girlhood crush on Prince Philip of Greece, and is determined to marry him. The story follows both Philip and Elizabeth through the years of their separation because of the war, and leads up to their engagement and the disapproval of Elizabeth's' royal family at her choice of the pauper Prince Philip. The novel ends with their royal wedding. I received an electronic ARC of this title from HarperCollins UK through  Netgalley  in exchange for an honest review. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read my  Disclosure Policy  for more information. Earlier this year, I picked up a book called The Queen's Secret: A Novel of England's World War II Queen by Karen Harper and I was disappointed in its content and that it centered on Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother instead of Queen Elizabeth II. This is the book I wish I had picked up instead! Flora Harding creates a sweet love story between the Princess Elizabeth and...