Princess Margaret's former lady-in-waiting reveals reason why she's written memoir about the late royal

Lady Anne Glenconner has known the royals since her childhood November 08, 2019 - 13:56 GMT Danielle Stacey Princess Margaret's former lady-in-waiting has revealed why she has decided to write about her former employer in a new book.

Talking about writing about her colourful life, she says, "Reliving it all was like going to a psychiatrist," before adding, "I am 87 now and I’ve never had such a good time!"Lady Anne has known the royal family since childhood and was one of the Queen's maids of honour at her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947. She was appointed Princess Margaret's lady-in-waiting in 1971 and worked with her for more than three decades.

The eldest daughter of the fifth Earl of Leicester, she married Lord Glenconner in 1956, who famously purchased the Caribbean island of Mustique two years later. Lady Anne writes in her book that her husband "bought it for £45,000 — without even having set foot on it," and they transformed the land into a paradise playground for the rich and famous.

Princess Margaret met her future husband, Antony Armstong-Jones, who was hired to take photos at Lady Anne and Lord Glenconner's wedding. After their marriage in 1960, Lord Glenconner gifted Margaret with a plot of land on Mustique, where she had a five-bedroom villa built, christened Les Jolies Eaux . After the royal couple's marriage turned turbulent, Mustique became Margaret's refuge and was her sanctuary away from a life in the limelight.

Lady Anne continued to work with Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, at the age of 71. Lord Glenconner eventually sold his interest in Mustique after financial difficulties in the 1970s and went into exile in St Lucia. He died on 27 August 2010 aged 83. Make sure you never miss a ROYAL story! Sign up to our newsletter to get all of our celebrity, royal and lifestyle news delivered directly to your inbox.

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