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Anne Glenconner

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

July 16, 1932

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Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Anne Veronica (Coke) Tennant, LVO, Baroness Glenconner is a daughter of Thomas W.E. Coke, MVO, GOC, 5th Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth Mary (Yorke) Tennant, Countess of Leicester.

Lady Glenconner served as a maid of honour at the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. She was Extra Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II's sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon from 1971 until the Princess died in 2002.

In 2019, Lady Glenconner’s memoir was published by Hodder & Stoughton. Speaking on her reason for publishing the book, she said: "I was so fed up with people writing such horrible things about Princess Margaret." ...more

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	Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown 4.06 avg rating — 30,502 ratings — published 2019 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on Mustique 3.51 avg rating — 2,045 ratings — published 2020 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whatever Next?: Lessons from an Unexpected Life 4.01 avg rating — 1,568 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Haunting at Holkham 3.95 avg rating — 1,072 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown By Anne Glenconner & The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe By Angela Kelly 2 Books Collection Set by Anne Glenconner, Angela Kelly 4.34 avg rating — 53 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Glenconner's Picnic Papers 3.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manners and Mischief: An A–Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from Princess Margaret's Lady in Waiting 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crown Series: 2 Books Set - The Crown, Lady in Waiting by Robert Lacey, Anne Glenconner 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Freedom Harry and Meghan By Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand & Lady in Waiting By Anne Glenconner 2 Books Collection Set by Carolyn Durand, Anne Glenconner, Omid Scobie 2.50 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Evening with Anne Glenconner: In conversation with the remarkable Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner, Matthew Stadlen (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the most tempting moment.”
― Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

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“We were brought up not to throw in the towel but to bite the bullets and fold towels neatly”
― Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

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“Things have a habit of working out, not necessarily in the way you expect, and you must never force them.”
― Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

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