
From royal confidante to bestseller, Anne Glenconner's memoir reveals her extraordinary life serving Princess Margaret. Praised by Tina Brown for its "royal magic" and named Times Memoir of the Year, this riveting insider account balances privilege with personal tragedy. What secrets lie behind the Crown?
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What does it mean to live a life of extremes? To wake in a palace one morning and comfort a dying son the next? To curtsy before queens while your marriage crumbles behind gilded doors? Anne Glenconner's nine decades span the full spectrum of human experience-from the glittering coronation of Queen Elizabeth II to the darkest hospital corridors where she watched her children slip away. Born into one of England's grandest estates, she became Princess Margaret's confidante for thirty years, witnessed the creation of a Caribbean paradise, and survived losses that would break most people. Her story isn't just about royal glamour or aristocratic duty. It's about what happens when the fairy tale collides with reality, when duty wrestles with desire, and when a woman discovers that resilience isn't inherited-it's forged in fire.