In the heyday of Mustique, Princess Margaret and I would go from dressing up in extravagant costumes to going all over the world on royal engagements. Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback) R215.Anne Glenconner and her husband on Mustique in 1973 Slim Aarons // Getty Images.Born a Crime – Not for Grown-Ups! R220.00 Add to basket.Gangster state-Unravelling Ace Magashule’s Web.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.Īnne 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.Īnne 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. 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. Bordering 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. Her childhood home Holkham Hall is one of the grandest estates in England. 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.
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.Īnne Glenconner has been close to the Royal Family since childhood. The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation.
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