Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
English interior designer and writer
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Lady Henrietta Mary Spencer-Churchill (born 7 October 1958)[1] is an English interior decorator and founder of Woodstock Designs.
Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1958 |
| Occupation | Interior designer |
| Spouse |
Nathan Gelber
(m. 1980; div. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | John Spencer-Churchill |
| Relatives | James Spencer-Churchill (brother) John Spencer-Churchill (grandfather) Michael Hornby (grandfather) |
Biography
Lady Henrietta is the youngest child and only daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough by his first wife Susan Mary, daughter of Michael Hornby. She is the great-granddaughter of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the step-sister of Christina Onassis through her father's second marriage to Tina Onassis, former wife of Aristotle Onassis.[citation needed]
Her name has been more than once included in a list of 100 Leading Interior Designers by House & Garden magazine.[2] She is the author of several books on the subject, as well as Blenheim and the Churchill Family: A Personal Portrait (2005), an historical and anecdotal account of her family home, Blenheim Palace.[citation needed]
She was married to German banker Nathan Gelber from 1980 to 1989, with whom she has sons David Aba Gelber (1981 - 2025) and Maximilian Henry Gelber (born 1985).[1]