Lady in Waiting - My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

Zusatztext 'Anne Glenconner writes with wit, generosity and courage about her life in a gilded cage ... Fascinating!' Informationen zum Autor Lady Glenconner was born Lady Anne Coke in 1932, the eldest daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, and growing up in their ancestral estate at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. A Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, she married Lord Glenconner in 1956. They had 5 children together of whom 3 survive. In 1958 she and her husband began to transform the island of Mustique into a paradise for the rich and famous. They granted a plot of land to Princess Margaret who built her favourite home there. She was appointed Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret in 1971 and kept this role - accompanying her on many state occasions and foreign tours - until her death in 2002. Lord Glenconner died in 2010, leaving everything in his will to his former employee. She now lives in a farmhouse near Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Klappentext The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation - and is a character in The Crown this autumn. Anne Glenconner reveals the real events behind The Crown as well as her own life of drama, tragedy and courage, with the wonderful wit and extraordinary resilience which define her. Zusammenfassung The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation - and is a character in The Crown this autumn. Anne Glenconner reveals the real events behind The Crown as well as her own life of drama, tragedy and courage, with the wonderful wit and extraordinary resilience which define her.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Glenconner
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2019
• EAN: 9781529359060
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-5906-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 240 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, Autobiography: general, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Autobiography: royalty, Social and cultural history