![]() ![]() Once her great-great grandfather was walking down a corridor in their vast estate and said to a nurse walking by, “Whose child is that?” The nurse replied, “Yours, my Lord.” But, as with so many wealthy and titled families, the girls were relegated to nannies and governesses while their parents attended to business in various places around the world. They were sure he was going to stay at their family estate at some point so they kept a poisonous concoction under their beds to be rid of him.Īnne Glenconner lived many of her childhood years at Holkham, the family estate, on 25,000 acres in Norfolk, England. Growing up under the shadow of Hitler, she and her two sisters decided they weren’t helping the British Empire to stop his draconian ways and came up with a plan to kill him. ![]() It is accurate to say she had an insider’s view of the Windsors for decades from the ’30s. ![]() Before the war, the author spent Christmases at Buckingham Palace and went to the beach in summer with Prince Charles. She far preferred Margaret, the naughtier one. If the royals fascinate you, you will embrace this memoir by Anne Glenconner, born in 1932, who, when she was 2 years old, was friends with Princess Elizabeth, then age 5, and Princess Margaret, age 8. LADY IN WAITING: MY EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IN THE SHADOW OF THE CROWN ![]()
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