Anne Glenconner (18:30)

From Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation to Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret, Lady Glenconner is a unique witness to royal history – earning her a place in The Crown - as well as an extraordinary survivor of a generation of aristocratic women trapped without inheritance and burdened with social expectations.

Eldest child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, and, as a daughter, unable to inherit, she was described as 'the greatest disappointment' by her family. Her childhood home, which she skilfully uses as the backdrop to A Haunting at Holkham, is one of the grandest estates in England. Bordering Sandringham, the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were frequent playmates.

She married the charismatic but highly volatile Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who became the owner of Mustique. Together they turned the island into a paradise retreat for the famous, including Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Princess Margaret.

But beneath the glitz and glamour lurked tragedy. On Lord Glenconner's death in 2010 he left his fortune to a former employee. And of their five children, two grown-up sons died, while a third son had to be nursed back from a coma.

Applauded for her wonderful wit and extraordinary resilience, Anne Glenconner will be in conversation with Fiona Armstrong.

Event sponsored by Hillhouse Quarry Group

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