Lady Healey, author and literary figure, dies at 92

LADY Healey, the wife of former Labour chancellor Lord Healey, has died, her family said yesterday.

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.

Harriet 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.