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Lady in waiting my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown

Lady in waiting my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown

Glenconner, Anne, 1932- author.
Large Print 2020

"Anne 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. 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. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life wit...

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Glenconner, Anne, 1932-
Great Britain Court and courtiers Biography
Ladies-in-waiting Great Britain Biography
Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002
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ISBN:
9781432881115
1432881116
Edition:
Large print edition
Description:
453 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
large print
Other Title:
My extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown
Contents:
Prologue
The greatest disappointment
Hitler's mess
The traveling salesman
The coronation
For better, for worse
Absolutely furious
The making of Mustique
A princess in pajamas
Motherhood
Lady in waiting
The Caribbean spectaculars
A royal tour
A year at Kensington Palace
The lost ones
A nightmare and a miracle
Forever young
The last days of a princess
Until death us do part
Whatever next?
LCCN:
2020009988
Control Number:
3001494
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