Thanks to her noble parents, Lady Anne Glenconner became friends with the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Princess Margaret, from childhood. Throughout her long life, Anne stayed close to the royal family: she attended Elizabeth II’s coronation and served as a lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret until her death in 2002. Friendship and duties at court were overshadowed by personal tragedies: an unsuccessful marriage to the whimsical Baron Glenconner, who left all his fortune to the servants, the death of two sons and the coma of the third. All this time Anne continued to accompany the royal family around the world and helped develop the Caribbean island of Mustique, which became a favorite refuge not only for Princess Margaret, but also for famous people worldwide. "The Maid of Honor" is a candid and touching story of women’s friendship and life in a gilded cage, shedding light on the secrets of the royal court.