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A peeress whose heart “sank” upon receiving a summons from King Charles<\/a> has disclosed how the monarch posed a surprising four-word question to her. Anne Tennant, a 93-year-old peeress and socialite who was chosen as one of the maids of honour at the Coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, believed she was “in trouble” when the message initially arrived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The incident occurred after Lady Glenconner<\/a> wrote about Charles’ Coronation<\/a> in May 2023, having enjoyed the privilege of attending both the present monarch’s ceremony and that of her childhood friend, Elizabeth. At first, Anne’s “heart sank” upon learning that Buckingham Palace wished to contact her \u2014 she anticipated the worst \u2014 but it eventually led to a dinner invitation from the King.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n She informed The Mail<\/em>‘s Richard Eden: “I got a call from my daughter, Amy. She said, ‘Buckingham Palace wants to get in touch with you’, so my heart sank because I thought I was in trouble.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rather, Lady Glenconner was invited to a “one-on-one dinner”, during which the monarch posed a question about the occasion. She recounted: “He looked at me and said, ‘How was it, Anne?’ I said, ‘Magnificent, sir, but different’,” noting that it “had to be”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Just one day following the Coronation on May 7 that year, The Mail<\/em> published a first-person piece by Lady Glenconner, in which she chronicled the royal<\/a> proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n