Her royal connections extended through her daughter Tiggy, who worked as a nanny and personal assistant to the then Prince Charles between 1993 and 1999. Dame Shan herself held a formal position at court, serving as a lady in waiting to Princess Anne, a role that reflected the trust placed in her by the royal family.
In 2006, her life and work were highlighted in a BBC Wales documentary series titled The Lady of Glanusk. The programme offered a rare glimpse into her day to day life, showing her carrying out practical tasks around the estate well into her sixties. Scenes included cleaning gutters, preparing pheasants with her grandchildren and dealing with electrical repairs, all of which illustrated her hands on approach.
Her daughter Zara once summed up her mother’s skills by saying she could drive a tractor better than anyone she had ever seen and reverse it with a trailer through the tightest spaces.
Dedication to Wales and public life
