Lady in Waiting is a beautiful biography by author Anne Glenconner.
This particularly dramatic and tragic memoir is written by Anne Glenconner, a close member of the royal family and Princess Margaret’s maidservant.
Anne Glenconner has been at the center of royal circles since childhood. When she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Princess Margaret. Despite being the first child of the fifth Earl of Leicester, who controls one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she is said to be “the biggest disappointment” and cannot be admitted. next. She needs all her resilience to survive court life with a sense of humor intact.
A unique witness to landmark moments in royal history, the Bridesmaid at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The woman who waited for Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, Anne’s life was filled with extraordinary drama and tragedy.
In Woman Awaiting, she will share many intimate royal stories from her time as Princess Margaret’s closest confidant as well as her own battle for survival. The first engagement broke down because of her “crazy blood”; her 54-year marriage to the unfaithful, fickle Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who left his estate to a former servant.
The adult death of her two sons; the third son she raised after a six-month coma following a horrific motorcycle accident. Through it all, Anne has continued to travel the world with the royal family, including visiting the White House and developing the Caribbean island of Mustique as a safe harbor for the rich and famous like Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Raquel Welch, and many other politicians, aristocrats, and celebrities.
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Lady in Waiting
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