She now lives in a farmhouse near Kings Lynn in Norfolk. Lord Glenconner died in 2010, leaving everything in his will to his former employee.

In 1958 she and her husband began to transform the island of Mustique into a paradise for the rich and famous. They had 5 children together of whom 3 survive. A Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, she married Lord Glenconner in 1956. Lady Glenconner was born Lady Anne Coke in 1932, the eldest daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, and growing up in their ancestral estate at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. Now in her ninetieth year, and at her happiest, Anne brings her bracing honesty, characteristic wit, and courage to reflect on and reveal more about her long and unexpected life, and what it's taught her. She has also survived the loss of two of her sons and nursed a third son back from a coma. As she revealed in her astonishing bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting, it has been one of stark contrasts - from growing up in the splendour of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from travelling the world with Princess Margaret to coping with her wildly unpredictable husband Lord Glenconner. Read more literature news and reviews on Scottish Field’s books pages.We are so excited to be welcoming Lady Anne Glenconner to Ely to celebrate her new book, Whatever Next.Īnne Glenconner's glittering life hasn't always been golden. Tickets for the lunch – priced at £45 for members of the Royal Scots Club and £50 for non-members – are on sale via the Eventbrite website. Guests at the two-course lunch will also receive a glass of Prosecco on arrival and wine with their meal. Lady Glenconner will be interviewed by Jackie McGlone. Her memoir, Lady in Waiting, was published in 2019 and became a best-seller, with Lady Glenconner appearing on BBC One’s The Graham Norton Show to speak about the book – and share saucy stories from her honeymoon.Īt the lunch, which takes place on 26 September, she will also speak about her novels: Murder in Mustique, set on the Caribbean island once owned by her husband and Haunting of Holkham, set during the Second World War in her childhood home, Holkham Hall in Norfolk. Lady Glenconner, 90, was maid of honour at the Queen’s coronation and was appointed as a lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret in 1971. From the splendour of royal palaces to the jungle of Mustique, the bestselling author of Lady in Waiting charts her fascinating life and the hard-won lessons learnt in diplomacy, marriage and motherhood. THE Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh is preparing to host Lady Glenconner for its next literary lunch. Terms and Conditions Placing of Advertisements.

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