Antonella Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian
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Marchioness of Lothian | |
Tenure | 30 April 1943 — 11 October 2004 |
Born | Antonella Reuss Newland 8 September 1922 Rome, Italy |
Died | 8 January 2007 Jedburgh, Scotland | (aged 84)
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Father | Sir Foster Newland |
Mother | Donna Nennella Salazar y Munatones |
Antonella Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian -born British aristocrat, journalist and writer.
Lady Lothian was the founding president of the annual
Life
Antonella Reuss Newland was born in
Her parents married in 1918, but divorced in 1928 after her mother, the daughter of an
Newland married a distant relative,
The couple had two sons and four daughters. Her husband died on 11 October 2004, being succeeded by their elder son,
Lady Lothian pursued her own independent career as an author, broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist with the
With
Lady Lothian lost an eye in 1970 as a result of cancer, afterwards using a black
Lady Lothian interviewed the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova for her book ''Valentina: First Woman in Space.[6]
Bibliography
- Fight for the Light: What Should Christians Do So that New Shapes in Suffering Can be Overcome? (Church of Scotland, 1973)
- Valentina: First Woman in Space : Conversations with A. Lothian (Pentland Press, 1993) ISBN 9781858210643
Honours
See also
References
- ^ Profile Archived 18 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, oxforddnb.com]; accessed 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Ditchingham Hall". 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Lady (Marguerite) Georgina Christine Coleridge (née Hay) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
- ^ "Glamour's Women of the Year 2018". Glamour.
- ^ "National Council of Women". National Council of Women.
- ISBN 978-1-85821-064-3.
External links
- Tony Lothian Prize
- Obituary, The Times, 8 January 2007.