Lady Healey, author and literary figure, dies at 92
Edna Healey passed away in her sleep on Wednesday morning at Eastbourne General Hospital, East Sussex. She was 92.
A distinguished author and literary figure, Lady Healey leaves her husband Denis, three children and four grandchildren.
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Hide AdHarriet Harman, the acting leader of the Labour Party, said: "Edna Healey was a remarkable woman, a writer and film-maker of distinction and a true friend to the Labour Party over many decades.
Her first book was the best-selling biography of philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts, called Lady Unknown.
Her other major works included Wives Of Fame, The Queen's House: A Social History Of Buckingham Palace, and Emma Darwin, The Inspirational Wife Of A Genius.