Summary of Anne Glenconner's Lady in Waiting

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Book Preview: #1 The author’s family crest is an ostrich swallowing an iron horseshoe, symbolizing their ability to digest anything, in honor of his mother’s ability to bring out the fun in him and balance him out.

#2 I was brought up by nannies, who were in charge of the ins and outs of daily life. My mother did not wash or dress me or my sister Carey, nor did she feed us or put us to bed. She would interject daily life with treats and days out.

#3 The Earl of Leicester, Holkham’s owner, was a curmudgeon who had spent his last years lying in a truckle bed in the state rooms. He wore tin-framed spectacles, and when he went outside, he would go around the park in a horse-drawn carriage.

#4 My father was Equerry to the Duke of York and his sister, Lady Mary Harvey, was Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of York after she became Queen. When the Duke of York was crowned King George VI in 1937, my father became his Extra Equerry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669358800

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Insights on Anne Glenconner's Lady in Waiting

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author’s family crest is an ostrich swallowing an iron horseshoe, symbolizing their ability to digest anything, in honor of his mother’s ability to bring out the fun in him and balance him out.

#2

I was brought up by nannies, who were in charge of the ins and outs of daily life. My mother did not wash or dress me or my sister Carey, nor did she feed us or put us to bed. She would interject daily life with treats and days out.

#3

The Earl of Leicester, Holkham’s owner, was a curmudgeon who had spent his last years lying in a truckle bed in the state rooms. He wore tin-framed spectacles, and when he went outside, he would go around the park in a horse-drawn carriage.

#4

My father was Equerry to the Duke of York and his sister, Lady Mary Harvey, was Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of York after she became Queen. When the Duke of York was crowned King George VI in 1937, my father became his Extra Equerry.

#5

I had a close connection to the Royal Family. When I was in my late teens, Prince Charles became like a brother to me. He would spend weeks with me and my family at Holkham.

#6

My early childhood was idyllic, but the outbreak of war in 1939 changed everything. My father was posted to Egypt with the Scots Guards, and my mother followed to support him. We were moved to Scotland, away from Mr Hitler’s U-boats.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

During World War II, I lived with my Ogilvy cousins