Webb said: “It’s a joy to be working with Anne again on this wonderful new book. As a mother, she learned the toughest lessons of all, and through them the value of friendship, family, laughter and adventure to get you through the worst moments in life, as well as celebrating the best of them.'

As a lady in waiting, she became expert in diplomacy and etiquette. As a hostess, she acquired great practical skills in housekeeping and party organising. As a daughter, she began to learn resilience, which was then put to the test as a wife. The publisher said: 'The different roles she’s played through her life have each taught her invaluable lessons. She has also survived the tragic loss of two of her sons, and nursed a third son back from a coma. Now 90 years old, and happier than she’s ever been, she has lived a life of stark contrasts – from growing up in the splendour of Holkham Hall to living in a tent in the jungle of Mustique, from travelling the world as Princess Margaret’s lady in waiting to coping with her wildly volatile husband Lord Glenconner. In Whatever Next? Glenconner brings her 'bracing honesty, characteristic wit and courage' to reflect on and reveal more about her unexpected life. She has since published two novels and in total she has sold 291,000 print books for £3.5m. The hardback sold 182,246 copies according to Nielsen BookScan in the UK. Lady in Waiting, first published in 2019, was a surprise breakout hit, garnering rave reviews following a series of memorable media interviews, most notably her appearance on “The Graham Norton Show” which went viral. It will publish on 17th November backed by an “unmissable” publicity and marketing campaign, including national media interviews and appearances at a number of literary festivals and independent bookshops. Rowena Webb, publisher, and Tom Perrin, editorial consultant, bought world rights to Whatever Next? Lessons from an Unexpected Life from Gordon Wise at Curtis Brown. Princess Margaret’s former lady-in-waiting Anne Glenconner has struck a deal for another memoir with Hodder & Stoughton to follow her bestseller Lady in Waiting.

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