Kirsty McLeod

Historian and biographer Kirsty McLeod (1947-2020) was the author of many books including A Passion for Friendship: Sibyl Colefax and her Circle; Battle Royal: Edward VIII and George VI; and The Last Summer: May to September 1914. She was a Chairman of the English Heritage Historic Parks and Gardens Panel, set up to advise English Heritage on England's historic gardens and also wrote The Best Gardens in Italy (Frances Lincoln, 2013).