Synopsis
1908: Constance Lytton: daughter of the Viceroy of India, she came from one of the leading families in the land. Almost any door was open for her.
- Programme: Shoulder to Shoulder
- Episode: 03: Lady Constance Lytton
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1974
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