– Cartland soon became successful as a society reporter and writer of romantic fiction.

1923 – Cartland published her first novel, Jigsaw, a slightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller.

1926 – She also began writing and producing somewhat racy plays, one of which, Blood Money, was banned by the Lord Chamberlain’s Office.

1983 – She rated the longest entry in the British Who’s Who, and was named the top-selling author in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

1984 – She was awarded the Bishop Wright Air Industry Award for this contribution.

1991 – Barbara Cartland was invested by Queen Elizabeth II as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in honor of the author’s nearly 70 years of literary, political and social contributions.