Christopher Storey answers “Anyone read this book? Lady in Waiting by...”

Karen asked this question about Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown:

Anyone read this book? Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner? If so what are your thoughts please

Christopher Storey This is a very sad , even tragic, book about a life spent with some very stupid people . What possessed the author to marry the ( later) Lord Glenconn…moreThis is a very sad , even tragic, book about a life spent with some very stupid people . What possessed the author to marry the ( later) Lord Glenconner is a mystery : he was clearly barking mad in a most unpleasant way even before their marriage , and there is more than a suspicion that this was hereditary, because two sons suffered tragic fates. It is also a complete mystery why she tolerated the appalling Princess Margaret - would you really address someone who was a lifelong friend as Ma'am when you were in your late 60s? a tragic account of a life wasted(less)

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