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Princess Margaret death: Lady Glennconner interview; ENGLAND: INT Lady Glenconner (Anne Tennant, Baroness Glenconner) interview with Mark Austin SOT. Q - Work she did for charities not recognised? - Work Princess Margaret did for AIDS charities was not known. One of my sons was HIV positive in the 80s. She always kissed and hugged him. AIDS charities Q - Long before Diana? - Yes, long before Princess of Wales. A lot of this was done privately Q - Way she wanted it - Yes Q - Would she have liked more attention? - Possibly, never used to say that. Ravishing photographs in the papers, had a lot of publicity, happy not in the spotlight Q - Unhappy life? - No, she had some sad things happen to her but she had fun, wouldn't say she was tragic figure, lived life to the full Q - Love life a source of unhappiness? - She would have liked to have married Peter Townsend, very sad Q - Often mention this? - Not often, she saw him not long ago before he died Q - Did this cast a shadow over her life? - I suppose so, she didn't dwell on it, brave Q - Last two years of her life very difficult - Horrible, last year she couldn't see or move, had to have everything done for her, she loved reading, intelligent, Times crossword puzzle, very quick Q - Difficult for her friends? - Yes, very sad, used to read for her, be a companion Q - Image of her in wheelchair at the Queen Mother's birthday, was this right? - Yes, press didn't realise how ill she was, after that noone said anything difficult about her Q - Why important? - After that, nothing more written about her, left alone
Princess Margaret death: Lady Glennconner interview; ENGLAND: INT Lady Glenconner (Anne Tennant, Baroness Glenconner) interview with Mark Austin SOT. Q - Work she did for charities not recognised? - Work Princess Margaret did for AIDS charities was not known. One of my sons was HIV positive in the 80s. She always kissed and hugged him. AIDS charities Q - Long before Diana? - Yes, long before Princess of Wales. A lot of this was done privately Q - Way she wanted it - Yes Q - Would she have liked more attention? - Possibly, never used to say that. Ravishing photographs in the papers, had a lot of publicity, happy not in the spotlight Q - Unhappy life? - No, she had some sad things happen to her but she had fun, wouldn't say she was tragic figure, lived life to the full Q - Love life a source of unhappiness? - She would have liked to have married Peter Townsend, very sad Q - Often mention this? - Not often, she saw him not long ago before he died Q - Did this cast a shadow over her life? - I suppose so, she didn't dwell on it, brave Q - Last two years of her life very difficult - Horrible, last year she couldn't see or move, had to have everything done for her, she loved reading, intelligent, Times crossword puzzle, very quick Q - Difficult for her friends? - Yes, very sad, used to read for her, be a companion Q - Image of her in wheelchair at the Queen Mother's birthday, was this right? - Yes, press didn't realise how ill she was, after that noone said anything difficult about her Q - Why important? - After that, nothing more written about her, left alone
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