1 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 7 February 1947, in King’s Counsellor, p.397
2 Ibid., pp.102–3
3 Ibid., p.103
4 Wheeler-Bennett, p.416
5 Crawford, p.104
6 Pimlott, The Queen, p.112
7 Crawford, p.104
8 Ibid.
9 George VI diary, 28 January 1947. His diary came to an end shortly afterwards, with the final entry on 30 January
10 Queen Elizabeth to Queen Mary, 1 February 1947, Royal Archives, RA/ QM/PRIV/CC13/162, in Shawcross, Counting One’s Blessings, p.394
11 Bradford, George VI, p.515
12 Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth, p.611
13 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 7 February 1947, in King’s Counsellor, p.397
14 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 12 February 1947, ibid., p.398
15 Pimlott, The Queen, p.113
16 Townsend, p.169
17 Princess Elizabeth to Marion Crawford, 15 February 1947, Royal Archives, RA/QEII/OUT/BUTHLAY, in Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth, p.612
18 Princess Elizabeth to Queen Mary, 16 February 1947, Royal Archives, RA/QM/PRIV/CC14/148, ibid., p.612
19 Crawford, p.104
20 Bradford, George VI, p.516
21 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 18 February 1947, in King’s Counsellor, p.399
22 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 22 February 1947, ibid.
23 Queen Elizabeth to Queen Mary, 21 February 1947, Royal Archives, RA/QM/PRIV/CC13/169, in Shawcross, Counting One’s Blessings, p.395
24 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 22 February 1947, in King’s Counsellor, p.399
25 Ibid.
26 Mortimer, p.213
27 Queen Elizabeth to Queen Mary, 16 April 1947, Royal Archives, RA/ QM/PRIV/CC13/176, in Shawcross, Counting One’s Blessings, p.398
28 Shawcross, Queen Elizabeth, p.619
29 Ibid.
30 Bradford, George VI, pp.517–18
31 Ibid., p.518
32 Townsend, p.177
33 Ibid., pp.177–8
34 Queen Elizabeth to May Elphinstone, 26 April 1947, Royal Archives, RA/QEQM/OUT/ELPHINSTONE, in Shawcross, Counting One’s Blessings, p.399
35 Ibid.
36 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 1 April 1947, in King’s Counsellor, p.403
37 Lascelles to Joan Lascelles, 30 April 1947, ibid., pp.404–6
38 George VI to Duke of Windsor, 19 April 1947, Royal Archives, RA/ EDW/PRIV/MAIN/A/6783