Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor
| The Right Honourable The Viscountess Astor | |
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| Born |
1948 (age 69–70) Woolwich, London, England |
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| Children | 5, including Samantha Cameron |
| Known for | Mother of Samantha Cameron, wife of David Cameron |
Annabel Lucy Veronica Astor, Viscountess Astor (born 1948 in Woolwich, London) is an English businesswoman and socialite who is the CEO of OKA, a home furnishings design company.[1] Prior to joining OKA, she was the owner and designer of the Annabel Jones jewellery business in London.
Her daughter Samantha is married to former British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron.
Background
She is the daughter of Timothy Angus Jones and his wife Patricia David Pandora Clifford. She was educated at Lycée Français de Londres. Her mother was married secondly in 1961 to Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor, based in London. Her paternal grandparents were Sir Roderick Jones, the Chairman of Reuters, and the novelist Enid Bagnold. Her mother Patricia was the daughter of Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford, GCMG CB (son of William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, a descendant of King Charles II of England) by his wife Alice Devin Gundry.
Marriages
Annabel married Reginald Sheffield (later Sir Reginald, 8th baronet) on 11 November 1969 and they were divorced in 1974. They have two daughters and four grandchildren:
- Samantha Gwendoline Sheffield (18 April 1971) she married David Cameron on 1 June 1996. They have four children.
- Emily Julia Sheffield (born 1973).
She remarried William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor, on 14 January 1976. They have three children and nine grandchildren:
- The Honourable Flora Katherine Astor (7 June 1976) she married Alexander Rycroft in September 2006. They have three children:
- Nelson William Alexander Rycroft (2009)
- Pandora Winifred Sarah Rycroft (2011)
- Lydia Enid Charlotte Rycroft (22 March 2016)
- The Honourable William Waldorf "Will" Astor (18 January 1979) he married Lohralee Stutz on 5 September 2009. They have four children:
- William Waldorf Astor (4 May 2012)
- Allegra Annabel Astor (14 August 2013)
- Conrad Charles Astor (6 May 2016)
- India Isabel Astor (10 July 2017)
- The Honourable James Jacob Astor (born 1981) he married Victoria Hargreaves on 13 September 2014. They have two daughters:
- Sibyl Nancy Astor (22 June 2015)
- Atalanta Philippa Annabel Astor (1 July 2017)
Titles and styles
- 1948–1969: Miss Annabel Jones
- 1969–1974: Mrs Reginald Sheffield
- 1974–1976: Mrs Annabel Sheffield
- 1976–present: The Right Honourable The Viscountess Astor