Mary Queen of Shops was presented by a lady that was born in what year?
Mary Queen of Shops Mary Queen of Shops is a British television series presented by Mary Portas broadcast on BBC Two. The series began with a four-week run starting on 7 June 2007, and returned for a second series of six episodes beginning on 9 June 2008. A third three-part series, titled "Mary Queen of Charity Shops", began on 2 June 2009. The show returned for a fourth series on 7 June 2010, featuring various independent shops, rather than just fashion boutiques. The title of the programme is a play on Mary, Queen of Scots' name.
Marion Crawford Marion Crawford, CVO (5 June 1909 – 11 February 1988) was a Scottish governess. She was an employee of the British Royal Family, and taught the children of King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The children - Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) - gave her the nickname "Crawfie". Crawford was the named author of the book "The Little Princesses", which told the story of her time with the royal family. After the book was published in 1950, she was banished from court (forced to leave her grace and favour house) and neither the Queen nor any other member of the Royal Family ever spoke to her again.