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Balsan is an unsnobbish and amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs and a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties, and major state occasions she attended or hosted chronicling her encounters with every important figure of the day-from Queen Victoria, Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas and the young Winston Churchill.The Glitter and the Gold is a richly enjoyable memoir and a revealing portrait of a golden age now being celebrated every week behind the doors of Downton Abbey. She was the real American heiress who lived long before Downton Abbey's Lady Grantham arrived.Mme. She sailed to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home-Blenheim Palace.

She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to marry an English Duke. Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. : The Glitter and the Gold (9781250017185) by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. 1953 Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan (P)2012 Tantor. A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir-the story of the 'real' Lady Grantham of Downton Abbey. In her autobiography, Consuelo Balsan, the former Duchess of Marlborough, describes with humor and insight the Gilded Age of her youth for the benefit of future. Book Synopsis A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsans memoir-the story of the real Lady Grantham of Downton Abbey Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.

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