Manners and Mischief
An A-Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from Princess Margaret's Lady in Waiting
Will be published approx. on 2. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-83501-578-0 (ISBN)
Description
Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen photographs from Lady Glenconner's personal collection.
Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, returns with a rich, sparkling memoir told through an A to Z of her life. From affairs of the heart and Basil's Bar to dinners with the King and the art of entertaining each chapter reveals a vivid moment of joy, mischief or resilience.
Whether offering tips on getting out of the bath with grace, or how to lose at cards with Princess Margaret, she shares wisdom and memory in equal measure. This book is a love letter to a disappearing world and a reminder that life, at any age, should be faced with laughter, a stiff upper lip, and the odd vodka tonic.
Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, returns with a rich, sparkling memoir told through an A to Z of her life. From affairs of the heart and Basil's Bar to dinners with the King and the art of entertaining each chapter reveals a vivid moment of joy, mischief or resilience.
Whether offering tips on getting out of the bath with grace, or how to lose at cards with Princess Margaret, she shares wisdom and memory in equal measure. This book is a love letter to a disappearing world and a reminder that life, at any age, should be faced with laughter, a stiff upper lip, and the odd vodka tonic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Over 20 photographs and 26 line drawings; 20 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83501-578-0 (9781835015780)
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Anne Glenconner
Manners and Mischief
An A-Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from Princess Margaret's Lady in Waiting
E-Book
11/2025
Bedford Square Publishers
€18.49
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Person
Lady Glenconner was born Lady Anne Coke in 1932, the eldest daughter of the 5th Earl of Leicester, and grew up in their ancestral estate at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. A Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation, she married Lord Glenconner in 1956. They had 5 children together of whom 3 survive. She was appointed Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret in 1971 and kept this role - accompanying her on many state occasions and foreign tours - until her death in 2002. Her bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting was published in 2019, and she has written bestselling fiction.