ANTHONY RUSSELL was educated at Stowe School, Bucks. For more than five hundred years his family has served kings and queens of England as ministers, privy counsellors, generals, and a Prime Minister. He was raised at Leeds Castle, Kent, where his childhood was revolved around the feudal world of Lady Baillie, his very rich and aristocratic grandmother. A writer, musician and composer, he currently divides his time between Los Angeles, California, and France.