And all of us were friends of Margaret for quite some time now.
Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting draws a comparison from her own experience as the oldest child in her aristocratic family, regarding inheritance by default of being the first-born. 3. By Wendyl Nissen "I feel so very, very sorry for the Queen," says Lady Anne Glenconner, former lady in waiting to Princess Margaret.
Waiting for Princess Margaret is also about a house. Lady Anne Glenconner (in blue) writes in her new book, "Lady in Waiting," about introducing her boss, Princess Margaret (above right), to the royal's younger lover Roddy Llewellyn (left).
But her own marriage was far from plain sailing. It was "a show-chateau built by Sir Charles [Tennant] in the mid-nineteenth century in order to impress Mr Gladstsone and the rest."
Glenconner’s family has had a rather long relationship with the royal family, giving her a fair idea of the work involved, even when you are a "spare". A new memoir by Princess Margaret's close friend and lady-in-waiting, Anne Glenconner, hopes to dispel some of the less-than-kind myths about the Queen's late sister. Princess Margaret's former lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner dishes on the royal family. 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. The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation - and is a character in The Crown this autumn. Anyone with a handle to their name required the means of maintaining that superior social standing. Margaret asked her lady in waiting, Jane Stevens, to act as her driver when her chauffeur was sick. As Princess Margaret's closest confidante, Lady Glenconner was privy to every twist and turn of the Queen's sister's turbulent love life.
Lady Anne Glenconner was Princess Margaret's childhood friend and served as her Lady in Waiting from 1973 until the princess's passing in 2002.; Lady Anne and her husband, Colin Tennant, were responsible for turning the island of Mustique into the haven for royals and A-Listers it is today. Princess Margaret's Lady-in-Waiting has revealed what she thinks of The Crown. It was "a show-chateau built by Sir Charles [Tennant] in the mid-nineteenth century in order to impress Mr Gladstsone and the rest." Princess Margaret was no fool, deliberately choosing friends to be her ladies-in-waiting — so often there'd be two of us present: one as a friend and one doing her official duties Princess Margaret's Lady-in-Waiting Shares How the Royal Gave Up Smoking and Drinking.