Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life with her sense of humor intact.Ī unique witness to landmark moments in royal history, Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth's coronation, and a lady in waiting to Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, Anne's life has encompassed extraordinary drama and tragedy. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. As seen on Netflix's The Crown.Īnne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner-a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret.
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