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Belinda Bellville

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Bellville Sassoon coat, hand-painted by Richard Cawley, 1970-71

Belinda Bellville (29 March 1930 – 5 May 2024) was a British fashion designer, and the co-founder in 1953 (with David Sassoon) of Bellville Sassoon.

Early life

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She was born on 29 March 1930, the daughter of Anthony Seymour Bellville (1902–1970) and Audrey Dorothy C Kidston (1906–1997), who was the younger sister of the racing driver and aviator Glen Kidston (1899–1931).[1][2] In 1940, her mother Audrey married Hon. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie, son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor.

Personal life

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In 1952, she married David Whately, a partner in a company that made mobiles and abstract sculptures for advertising, and was later a financier.[2] He died in 2008.[2] They had three daughters together.[2]

Their daughter Polly Whately married Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester.[3]

She died on 5 May 2024, aged 94.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Horwell, Veronica (27 May 2024). "Belinda Bellville obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Obituaries, Telegraph (13 May 2024). "Belinda Bellville, fashion designer who dressed British high society and the Royal family – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ Coke, Hope (24 August 2020). "The modern stately home: Holkham Hall gets an eco-makeover with additional mansion". Tatler. Retrieved 26 October 2024.