Anne Glenconner, who at the age of 87 has published a bestselling memoir, was a big hit this autumn on The Graham Norton Show, Loose Women and all manner of breakfast television sofas. In 1971 Anne was appointed lady-in-waiting to her childhood friend Princess Margaret. Because of the cast-iron rule of male primogeniture, Lady Anne and Princess Margaret were obliged to spend their entire lives as left-overs “waiting” for someone to decide what to do with them. Before her marriage to Tennant, Glenconner was blissfully engaged to “Johnnie” Althorp, who would later go on to father Diana, Princess of Wales. HRH didn’t do hugs, but she was funny and her jokes made the young men laugh.

Source: The Guardian December 07, 2019 09:00 UTC