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Lady in Waiting von Glenconner, Anne

My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
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ISBN: 978-1-5293-5910-7
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'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'
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The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation. 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.

Anne Glenconner has been close to the Royal Family since childhood. Eldest 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. Her childhood home Holkham Hall is one of the grandest estates in England. Bordering Sandringham the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were frequent playmates.

From 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.

She married the charismatic but highly volatile Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who became the owner of Mustique. 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.

But beneath the glitz and glamour there has also lurked tragedy. On Lord Glenconner's death in 2010 he left his fortune to a former employee. And of their five children, two grown-up sons died, while a third son had to be nursed back from a coma by Anne, after having suffered a near fatal accident.

Anne Glenconner writes with extraordinary wit, generosity and courage and she exposes what life was like in her gilded cage, revealing the role of her great friendship with Princess Margaret, and the freedom she can now finally enjoy in later life.


B-Format Paperback
Autor Glenconner, Anne
Verlag Hodder & Stoughton
Einband Kartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
Seitenangabe 336 S.
Meldetext Abhol-/Versandbereit in 48 Stunden ( Werktags)
Ausgabekennzeichen Englisch
Masse H19.6 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.8 cm 260 g
Coverlag Hodder Paperbacks (Imprint/Brand)
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Über den Autor Glenconner, Anne

Lady Anne Glenconner wurde 1932 als älteste Tochter des 5. Earl of Leicester geboren. Aufgewachsen im britischen Norfolk, zog sie 1958 mit ihrem Ehemann Lord Glenconner auf die Karibikinsel Mustique. 1971 wurde Anne Glenconner Hofdame von Prinzessin Margaret, die ein Anwesen auf der Insel hatte. Bis zu deren Tod begleitete sie die Prinzessin auf zahlreichen Staatsempfängen und Auslandsreisen. Heute lebt sie wieder in Norfolk. «Lady Blake und das Grab im Meer» ist ihr erster Kriminalroman. Stefanie Kremer, geb. 1966 in Düsseldorf, arbeitet freiberuflich als Übersetzerin für Sachbücher und Belletristik aus dem Englischen und Französischen. Sie lebt südlich von München.

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