Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the future
King George VI, in 1923, becoming known as the Duchess of York (eventually Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother following her husband's death). When she gave birth to her first child, Princess Elizabeth, in 1926, Lady Elphinstone agreed that Knight should go and take charge of the princess. Knight moved into the York family residence at
145 Piccadilly, where she was allocated the top floor. She raised Princesses Elizabeth and
Margaret until their adolescence. Knight was a "no-nonsense" nanny who set up a rigid schedule for Princess Elizabeth lest she grow up into a spoiled adult, from breakfast at 7:30 until bedtime at 19:15. Elizabeth's companion
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish described Knight as "formidable". Nannies were expected to stay single, and Knight never married; she was referred to as "
Mrs" by virtue of her senior position among the family's staff. Knight was tall and noble-looking. She was never photographed out of uniform Knight was said to have never taken a holiday, but she did take one every year. Knight was still employed by the royal family when she died at
Sandringham House on 2 January 1946. Queen Elizabeth and her daughters attended Knight's funeral at
St Paul's Walden. Knight's collection of dolls and clothes worn by her royal charges remained in her family until it was auctioned in 2017. ==References==