Barbara Cartland - Final Appearance (2000) Age 98

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, DStJ (9 July 1901 - 21 May 2000) was an English novelist who wrote romance novels, one of the best-selling authors as well as one of the most prolific and commercially successful worldwide of the 20th century. Her 723 novels were translated into 38 languages and she continues to be referenced in the Guinness World Records for the most novels published in a single year in 1977. She died in her sleep, on 21 May 2000, seven weeks before her 99th birthday, at her residence, Camfield Place, near Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She had been suffering from ill health and dementia for six months beforehand, and was subsequently bedridden and sequestered. Both of her sons, Ian and Glen McCorquodale, were present at her bedside when she died. Shortly afterwards, Cartland's daughter from her first marriage, Raine, travelled to the family home.
After originally deciding she would like to be buried in her local parish church, featuring a coffin of marble construction, covered in angels, this was later changed; Cartland was buried in a cardboard coffin, because of her concerns for environmental issues. She was interred at her private estate in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, under an oak that had been planted by Queen Elizabeth I. Cartland left a gross estate of £1,139,123, but following debts and liabilities, the net sum was nil. She had once admitted: "I have no idea what I make...Occasionally I ask, ‘Are we in debt?’ We always are."

[@Domino13334]

Born before there were planes, opened up a website.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

She lived from July 1901 to May 2000. That is almost the ENTIRE 20th century.

[@blane1814]

Incredible

[@rhst325]

And the fact that she learned how to use a computer and opened up a website blows my mind.

[@tylerhatwell8111]

@@rhst325 She almost certainly did none of that herself

[@danielafriberg5481]

How nice to see Dame Barbara Cartland here ... miss her so much 💖💕💗

[@Michaelneiss]

The lady had great humor, for sure!

[@michellephillips8035]

I would like to see the legendary Grace Kelly. I'm loving your channel.

[@lovethefields]

And still more books to this day

[@sophiaschoice6370]

Lovely xx

[@tutibowo9120]

My Idol

[@Lee-sv8su]

I wonder why she didn’t have her signature eye make up and lashes on ?

[@livmilesparanormalromanceb6891]

She was 11 when the Titanic sank 😳

[@58christiansful]

Same age as the Queen Mother.

[@MrTigry123]

This woman looks like Queen Elizabeth

[@odapty]

I read my books

[@jupru220]

How could she have been in debt? She made boatloads of money.