Annabel Heseltine | |
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| Born | Annabel Mary Dibdin Heseltine London, England |
| Alma mater | St Mary's College, Durham [ citation needed ] |
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| Spouse | Peter Butler (m. 1998;div. 2018) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Michael Heseltine |
| Website | www |
Annabel Mary Dibdin Heseltine is an English journalist, columnist and TV and radio broadcaster. She was previously editor of the education magazine School House.
Born in London, she is the elder daughter of the politician and former deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine and Lady Heseltine, née Anne Williams. [1] [ dead link ] She was educated at Cobham Hall School, Tudor Hall and Stowe School. At Stowe she achieved a B in Economics, a C in Politics, and two Ds in History and Geography in her A-levels, grades which she described as "atrocious by today's standards". She suspects that, like her children, she is dyslexic. [2] In 1985, Heseltine graduated from Durham University with a degree in Economic History. She also has a masters degree in Wildlife Management and Conservation. [3]
Heseltine trained as a fashion buyer at Bloomingdales in New York.[ citation needed ]
Aged 22, she became the Assistant-editor for the Hong Kong Tatler. From 1990 - 2006, Heseltine worked for broadsheets and tabloids including the Daily Mail 's YOU magazine, The Times , The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph . [4] and also magazines including Vogue, The Economist and the New Statesman . [5]
Her own experiences as an older mother unable to conceive a child and subsequent path on the IVF route has been well documented. [6] Her advocacy of the legalisation of drugs led her father, while deputy prime minister, to dissociate himself from her opinions on the issue. [7]
She was one of the founding editors for the upmarket concierge company, Quintessentially. [8]
Heseltine was previously the editor of School House Magazine, a triannual magazine published by Country & Town House, which seeks "to offer parents real insight into the world of independent education." [9] She left School House in September 2021. [10] [ better source needed ]
She describes herself as "a journalist, editor, TV and radio broadcaster" specialising in "conservation, the wilder side of travel and spiritual well-being." She writes a column, "Time Out", for School House and hosts a podcast, "Hope Springs", for the Resurgence Trust "talking to visionaries, conservationists, mental health, environmental and climate change activists about their inspiration and motivation to make positive change for the benefit of our planet." [3]
Heseltine is divorced and lives between London and West Wiltshire[ citation needed ] with her four children all of whom have been diagnosed with dyslexia. [11] She was previously married to Irish plastic surgeon Peter Butler. [12] [13]
Heseltine has travelled extensively and has studied Buddhism, yoga and meditation; she is an accomplished triathlete. [8]