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'''Sandra Howard, |
'''Sandra Howard, Lady Howard of Lympne''' (born August 1940) is an [[England|English]] [[novelist]], former [[model (person)|model]] and the wife of [[Michael Howard]], a former leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. |
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==Life== |
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She was trained at the [[Lucie Clayton Charm Academy|Lucy Clayton Modelling Agency]] and as '''Sandra Paul''', she was a well-known model in the 1960s<ref>{{Cite |
She was trained at the [[Lucie Clayton Charm Academy|Lucy Clayton Modelling Agency]] and as '''Sandra Paul''', she was a well-known model in the 1960s<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Kark [née Gordine], Evelyn Florence [known as Lucie Clayton] (1928–1997), college head|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-65698|access-date=2020-10-07|year = 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/65698|isbn = 978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref> and was featured on the cover of American [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] for two months in a row, was photographed by [[David Bailey (photographer)|David Bailey]] and [[Norman Parkinson]] and was acquainted with [[John F Kennedy]], [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Bob Dylan]]. |
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She has been married four times, the first of which was when she was 18 to jazz pianist [[Robin Douglas-Home]], the nephew of the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Alec Douglas-Home]]. She has a son, Sholto, from this marriage. She was later married to David Wynne-Morgan, a publicist, whom she also divorced. She then married advertising executive Nigel Grandfield. |
She has been married four times, the first of which was when she was 18 to jazz pianist [[Robin Douglas-Home]], the nephew of the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Alec Douglas-Home]]. She has a son, Sholto, from this marriage. She was later married to David Wynne-Morgan, a publicist, whom she also divorced. She then married advertising executive Nigel Grandfield. |
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It was while married to Grandfield that she met [[Michael Howard]] at a Red Cross Ball |
It was while married to Grandfield that she met [[Michael Howard]] at a Red Cross Ball. She and Howard subsequently married in 1975. They have a son and a daughter. |
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She has written five novels, the most recent, ''Tell the Girl'', was published on 3 July 2014.<ref> |
She has written five novels, the most recent, ''Tell the Girl'', was published on 3 July 2014.<ref>{{cite book| title = Tell the Girl: Amazon.co.uk: Sandra Howard: 9781471111358: Books| id = {{ASIN|1471111350|country=uk}}}}</ref> She made a brief foray back to her modelling career in the 1990s by posing for [[Marks & Spencer]] catalogues. |
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Sandra Howard, Lady Howard of Lympne (born August 1940) is an English novelist, former model and the wife of Michael Howard, a former leader of the Conservative Party.
Life
She was trained at the Lucy Clayton Modelling Agency and as Sandra Paul, she was a well-known model in the 1960s[1] and was featured on the cover of American Vogue for two months in a row, was photographed by David Bailey and Norman Parkinson and was acquainted with John F Kennedy, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan.
She has been married four times, the first of which was when she was 18 to jazz pianist Robin Douglas-Home, the nephew of the former Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home. She has a son, Sholto, from this marriage. She was later married to David Wynne-Morgan, a publicist, whom she also divorced. She then married advertising executive Nigel Grandfield.
It was while married to Grandfield that she met Michael Howard at a Red Cross Ball. She and Howard subsequently married in 1975. They have a son and a daughter.
She has written five novels, the most recent, Tell the Girl, was published on 3 July 2014.[2] She made a brief foray back to her modelling career in the 1990s by posing for Marks & Spencer catalogues.
Publications
- Glass houses, Simon & Schuster, 2006. ISBN 9781416521983
- Ursula's Story, Simon & Schuster, 2008. ISBN 9781416521990
- Ex-wives, Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 9781847392619
- A Matter of Loyalty, Simon & Schuster, 2012. ISBN 9781847392602
- Tell the Girl, Simon & Schuster, 2014. ISBN 9781471111358
References
- ^ "Kark [née Gordine], Evelyn Florence [known as Lucie Clayton] (1928–1997), college head". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65698. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 7 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Tell the Girl: Amazon.co.uk: Sandra Howard: 9781471111358: Books. ASIN 1471111350.
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