The Glitter and the Gold: The Story of the Real American Duchess

This is the real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. It gives a fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. 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