Quotes from Susannah Constantine

Ghislaine Maxwell was the classic contradiction in terms: insecure and needy but overpowering and in your face. A girl with both an inferiority and a god complex. She was a bit like a Labrador; the more someone kicked her the more she loved them.

By the end we were lobotomised of all ability to think for ourselves. We were trained to live by instruction and learned to live without thought. The whole set-up meant no one could flourish as an individual – which was exactly the point. We were homogenised for the ease of others.

but the most glamorous was undeniably Theresa's granny, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. In fact she was probably the most glamorous woman I've ever met. Margaret had the looks of Ava Gardner, the balls of Bette Davis and the sex drive of Peter Stringfellow.

There was a greedy extravagance about her that was a little overdone for an afternoon at the pictures.

Everyone there seemed to need an audience to be a version of themselves they were happy with,

In social situations I still feel scared. My best friend and husband give me the freedom to be myself.