On Lord Glenconner’s death in 2010 he left his fortune to a former employee. Together they turned the island into a paradise for the rich and famous, including Mick Jagger and David Bowie, and it became a favourite retreat for Princess Margaret.īut beneath the glitz and glamour there has also lurked tragedy. She married the charismatic but highly volatile Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who became the owner of Mustique. Her childhood home Holkham Hall is one of the grandest estates in England.īordering Sandringham the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were frequent playmates.įrom Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation to Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret, Lady Glenconner is a unique witness to royal history, as well as an extraordinary survivor of a generation of aristocratic women trapped without inheritance and burdened with social expectations. Anne Glenconner has been close to the Royal Family since childhood.Įldest child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, she was, as a daughter, described as ‘the greatest disappointment’ by her family as she was unable to inherit. emotion resonates through this delightful memoir’THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’Discretion and honour emerge as the hallmarks of Glenconner’s career as a royal servant, culminating in this book which manages to be both candid and kind’GUARDIAN’I couldn’t put it down.įunny and touching – like looking through a keyhole at a lost world.’RUPERT EVERETT~The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation.Īnne 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.

It’s one of those books that makes you long for bed so you can read more!’JILLY COOPER’I can’t recommend it highly enough’LORRAINE KELLY’Gentle, wise, unpretentious, but above all inspiring’THE TIMES’A candid, witty and stylish memoir’MIRANDA SEYMOUR, FINANCIAL TIMES’Stalwart and disarmingly honest. funny, gossipy and riveting’JANE RIDLEY, SPECTATOR’If your jaw doesn’t drop at least three times every chapter, you’ve not been paying proper attention’SUNDAY TIMES’A captivating account of a life lived with resilience and grace’DAILY MAIL’The stoical Lady G writes with infectious joy and optimism’DAILY EXPRESS’The gossip is stupendous but it’s also tremendously touching. **SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY TIMES FAVOURITE PAPERBACKS OF 2020**’The best royal book by miles.

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