Tag: Aristocratic

Because the Queen chose not to record her more intimate thoughts and experiences for public dissemination, Lady Glenconner serves as a kind of proxy for Elizabeth, who was described by people close to her as wise, witty, and occasionally irreverent. In “Lady in Waiting,” Glenconner often underscores her awareness that high social standing is no obstacle to high mischief. In one chapter, she writes of anticipating a German invasion of England as a child; fearing that Holkham Hall would be