Frances Osborne
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Frances Osborne is a British author. She is the eldest daughter of former and current Conservative Cabinet Minister
David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford
and Cary Davina Wallace.
She was educated at Cambridge University. It was here that she met Justine Thornton
, wife of Ed Miliband
; the pair remain close friends, and went backpacking across America together. Her first book, published in September 2004 by Doubleday, is a work of non-fiction called Lilla's Feast, in which she tells the story of her great-grandmother's life.
She married the current Chancellor of the Exchequer
, George Osborne
on 4 April 1998. The couple have two children, Luke Benedict (b. Westminster
, London, 15 June 2001) and Liberty Kate (b. Westminster, London, 27 June 2003).
Osborne is also descended from the much-married British aristocrat Idina Sackville
by her first marriage to politician Euan Wallace
; Idina married thirdly (as his first wife) Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
. Idina's life is the subject of a biography by Osborne entitled The Bolter.
Cabinet (government)
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David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford
David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford
David Arthur Russell Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, PC , is a British Conservative politician, journalist, and economic consultant. Having been successively Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport under Margaret Thatcher, Howell is now a Minister of State in the Foreign Office...
and Cary Davina Wallace.
She was educated at Cambridge University. It was here that she met Justine Thornton
Justine Thornton
Justine Thornton is a British barrister, and the wife of Ed Miliband, the current Leader of the Labour Party. She is a former child actress who appeared in Dramarama and Hardwicke House.-Early life and education:...
, wife of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
; the pair remain close friends, and went backpacking across America together. Her first book, published in September 2004 by Doubleday, is a work of non-fiction called Lilla's Feast, in which she tells the story of her great-grandmother's life.
She married the current Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
, George Osborne
George Osborne
George Gideon Oliver Osborne, MP is a British Conservative politician. He is the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, a role to which he was appointed in May 2010, and has been the Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001.Osborne is part of the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy, known in...
on 4 April 1998. The couple have two children, Luke Benedict (b. Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
, London, 15 June 2001) and Liberty Kate (b. Westminster, London, 27 June 2003).
Osborne is also descended from the much-married British aristocrat Idina Sackville
Idina Sackville
Lady Myra Idina Sackville was a British aristocrat and member of the infamous Happy Valley set. Her deviant behaviour and promiscuous lifestyle scandalised upper class society.-Life and marriages:...
by her first marriage to politician Euan Wallace
Euan Wallace
Captain David Euan Wallace, MC, MP, PC was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Minister of Transport during World War II...
; Idina married thirdly (as his first wife) Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll and 5th Baron Kilmarnock was a British peer, famed for the unsolved case surrounding his murder and the sensation it caused during wartime Britain.-Early life:Hay was the eldest son of the diplomat Victor Hay, Lord Kilmarnock and his wife...
. Idina's life is the subject of a biography by Osborne entitled The Bolter.