Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 326: 7: 68,893 (3. Publication date 1952 Topics Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Churchill family, Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt. The Glitter and the Gold by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan. The glitter and the gold by Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age. Click to read more about The Glitter and the Gold by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan: The Glitter and the Gold 2012 paperback Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune.
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