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	On 12 may 1937, she went in London to see King George VI coronation. The evening she went to a party where she met [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] for the first time. It is said that Adrian proposed her for marriage a few days after the party and she accepted. <ref name="n1">''Adventure Spices Life of Writer'', by Margaret Shipley (Arizona Republic, 2 march 1952, section 2, p. 12)</ref>		On 12 may 1937, she went in London to see King George VI coronation. The evening she went to a party where she met [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] for the first time. It is said that Adrian proposed her for marriage a few days after the party and she accepted. <ref name="n1">''Adventure Spices Life of Writer'', by Margaret Shipley (Arizona Republic, 2 march 1952, section 2, p. 12)</ref>

	On 23 may 1938, she was married to [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] by Rev. H. Horton at All Saints Church, Minstead, New Forest, Hampshire. She was given away by Adrian's cousin [[Innes Cliffe Foley\|Innes Foley]]. She wore a mediaeval gown of white satin made in Scandinavia with a tule veil and carried a bouquet of gardenias and lilies (see photo). At church were present [[Jean ~~Elisabeth~~ Leckie\|Lady Conan Doyle]], [[Lena Annette Jean Conan ~~Doylee~~\|Jean Conan Doyle]] [[Mary Louise Conan Doyle\|Mary Conan Doyle]], [[Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle\|Denis Conan Doyle]] as best man, [[Francis Doyle]], [[Francis Kingsley Doyle\|Francis Doyle]], [[Innes Cliffe Foley\|Innes Foley]], Marquis Julio de Amodio, Miss Angela Ashmead Bartlett, Miss and Mrs. Horton, Desmond Nicholas, Ambrose Sedgwick, Miss Cynthia Sedgwick, Robin Sanders-Clark, Miss Ruth Smith and Miss Babs Thorn. A reception was held at Cuffnels, Lyndhurst.		On 23 may 1938, she was married to [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] by Rev. H. Horton at All Saints Church, Minstead, New Forest, Hampshire. She was given away by Adrian's cousin [[Innes Cliffe Foley\|Innes Foley]]. She wore a mediaeval gown of white satin made in Scandinavia with a tule veil and carried a bouquet of gardenias and lilies (see photo). At church were present [[Jean Elizabeth Leckie\|Lady Conan Doyle]], [[Lena Annette Jean Conan Doyle\|Jean Conan Doyle]] [[Mary Louise Conan Doyle\|Mary Conan Doyle]], [[Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle\|Denis Conan Doyle]] as best man, [[Francis Doyle]], [[Francis Kingsley Doyle\|Francis Doyle]], [[Innes Cliffe Foley\|Innes Foley]], Marquis Julio de Amodio, Miss Angela Ashmead Bartlett, Miss and Mrs. Horton, Desmond Nicholas, Ambrose Sedgwick, Miss Cynthia Sedgwick, Robin Sanders-Clark, Miss Ruth Smith and Miss Babs Thorn. A reception was held at Cuffnels, Lyndhurst.

	On 25 may 1938, the couple left for a 3-months honeymoon in the Cameroons.		On 25 may 1938, the couple left for a 3-months honeymoon in the Cameroons.

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[[File:1952-anna-charlotte-andersen-01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Anna Charlotte Conan Doyle born Andersen (1952)]]

Anna Charlotte Andersen (1910/11 - 23 january 1991) was a Danish-born woman who married in 1938 [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] (the 4th child of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]), and became Anna Charlotte Conan Doyle.

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== Biography ==

She was born in 1910 or 1911. Her father was Adolf Gjols Andersen, a shipowner of Copenhagen, Denmark.

After school, she did 4 years at medical studies.

On 12 may 1937, she went in London to see King George VI coronation. The evening she went to a party where she met [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] for the first time. It is said that Adrian proposed her for marriage a few days after the party and she accepted. <ref name="n1">''Adventure Spices Life of Writer'', by Margaret Shipley (Arizona Republic, 2 march 1952, section 2, p. 12)</ref>

On 23 may 1938, she was married to [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] by Rev. H. Horton at All Saints Church, Minstead, New Forest, Hampshire. She was given away by Adrian's cousin [[Innes Cliffe Foley|Innes Foley]]. She wore a mediaeval gown of white satin made in Scandinavia with a tule veil and carried a bouquet of gardenias and lilies (see photo). At church were present [[Jean Elisabeth Leckie|Lady Conan Doyle]], [[Lena Annette Jean Conan Doylee|Jean Conan Doyle]] [[Mary Louise Conan Doyle|Mary Conan Doyle]], [[Denis Percy Stewart Conan Doyle|Denis Conan Doyle]] as best man, [[Francis Doyle]], [[Francis Kingsley Doyle|Francis Doyle]], [[Innes Cliffe Foley|Innes Foley]], Marquis Julio de Amodio, Miss Angela Ashmead Bartlett, Miss and Mrs. Horton, Desmond Nicholas, Ambrose Sedgwick, Miss Cynthia Sedgwick, Robin Sanders-Clark, Miss Ruth Smith and Miss Babs Thorn. A reception was held at Cuffnels, Lyndhurst.

On 25 may 1938, the couple left for a 3-months honeymoon in the Cameroons.

In 1939, Anna opened their home as a rest house for officers. <ref name="n1"></ref>

In october 1939, Anna charged Frederick Thomas Holden, a houseman employed in her house at Crowborough, with stealing a gold cigarette case marked "A. A." (see article below).

Around 1946, Anna and Adrian got bored with civilization and they lived for 6 months on a 30-foot schooner to study tropical marine life in Zanzibar. Adrian wrote a report of their expedition in ''Heaven has Claws'' (John Murray, 1952) where he referred to Anna rare courage.

In 1970, Adrian died of a heart attack aged 59.

She died on 23 january 1991 in Geneva. Her ashes were interred near Adrian's on the battlements of the Lucens Castle.

== Photos ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
File:1938-05-23-marriage-adrian-conan-doyle-and-anna-andersen-02.jpg|[[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] and Anna at their wedding, at Minstead Parish Church (23 may 1938).
File:1938-05-23-marriage-adrian-conan-doyle-and-anna-andersen-01.jpg|[[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] and Anna after their wedding at Minstead Parish Church (23 may 1938).
File:the-sketch-1938-06-01-p445-what-every-woman-wants-to-know-photo.jpg|Anna at her wedding with [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] (23 may 1938).
File:paris-soir-1938-05-24-p1-le-fils-conan-doyle-a-epouse-la-niece-d-andersen-photo.jpg|Anna with [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] the day after their marriage (24 may 1938).
File:Paris-soir-1938-11-02-p12-le-python-de-m-conan-doyle-a-ete-retrouve.jpg|Anna and [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Adrian]] with their python "Tiko" (2 november 1938).
File:1943-anna-conan-doyle-at-bignell-wood.jpg|Anna at Bignell Wood (1943).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-and-his-wife-anna-andersen.jpg|Anna and her husband [[Adrian Conan Doyle]] (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-with-his-wife-anna-andersen-repairing-armor.jpg|Anna repairing Adrian's armour (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-with-his-wife-anna-andersen-repairing-armor2.jpg|Anna repairing Adrian's armour (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-with-his-wife-anna-andersen-repairing-armor3.jpg|Anna repairing Adrian's armour (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-with-his-wife-anna-andersen-lighting-cigarette.jpg|Adrian and Anna (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-with-his-wife-anna-andersen-lighting-cigarette2.jpg|Adrian and Anna (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-served-by-anna-andersen-with-douglas-ash.jpg|Anna serving drink to Adrian and Douglas Ash (march 1948).
File:1948-03-adrian-conan-doyle-served-by-anna-andersen.jpg|Anna serving drink to Adrian (march 1948).
File:1948-03-anna-conan-doyle-born-andersen-with-dog.jpg|Anna with dog (march 1948).
File:anna-charlotte-andersen-04.jpg|Anna Conan Doyle.
File:adrian-malcolm-conan-doyle-102.jpg|Anna and her husband Adrian.
File:adrian-malcolm-conan-doyle-104.jpg|Anna and her husband Adrian.
File:adrian-malcolm-conan-doyle-103.jpg|Anna and her husband Adrian.
File:1952-anna-charlotte-andersen-02.jpg|Anna Conan Doyle (1952).
File:anna-charlotte-andersen-03.jpg|Anna Conan Doyle.
</gallery>

== Related Articles ==

* [[Le fils Conan Doyle a épousé la nièce d'Andersen]] (24 may 1938, [[Paris-soir]]) ''Conan Doyle's son married Andersen's niece''
* [[Photo of Adrian and Anna Conan Doyle after their wedding]] (24 may 1938, [[L'Humanité]])
* [[Marriage of Mr. A. M. Conan Doyle]] (27 may 1938, [[Kent & Sussex Courier]])
* [[Le python de M. Conan Doyle a été retrouvé]] (2 november 1938, [[Paris-soir]]) ''The Python of Mr. Conan Doyle has been found''
* [[Valuables Stolen at Crowborough]] (13 october 1939, [[Kent & Sussex Courier]])
* [[Death notice of Anna Conan Doyle]] (25 january 1991, [[Journal de Genève]])

[[File:journal-de-geneve-1991-01-25-p25-anna-conan-doyle-death-notice.jpg|thumb|500px|center|Death notice<br />(Journal de Genève, 25 january 1991, p. 25)]]

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* [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle|Back to Adrian Conan Doyle]]
* [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Back to Arthur Conan Doyle]]

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