Lady Jane Wellesley

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Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley (born 6 July 1951) is a British television producer and writer. She is the daughter of Valerian, 8th Duke of Wellington.

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Early life

Wellesley was born on 6 July 1951, she is the third child and only daughter of Valerian, Marquess of Douro, later 8th Duke of Wellington, and Diana McConnel. Through her father, she is a direct descendant of the 1st Duke of Wellington. [1] She was raised in London and at Stratfield Saye House, the family's seat in Hampshire. [2]

In her youth, she dated the Prince of Wales (later King Charles III) in the early 1970s. [3] [4]

Career

Wellesley began her career working for Apollo magazine and P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. In 1975, her television production career began with a position at Radio Times and subsequently the BBC and Granada Studios. She became in independent producer in the 1980s, running Antelope Films and Warner Sisters Film and TV. [5] In 1987, she produced the documentary The Riddle of Midnight with novelist Salman Rushdie. [6] Her other production credits include A Village Affair (1995) and Lady Audley's Secret (2000). [5]

Wellesley was a close friend of American journalist Marie Colvin who was killed in an attack by Syrian government forces while she was covering the siege of Homs for The Sunday Times . [7] In Colvin's honour, she was a co-founder of the Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network. [8] [5]

In 2008, Wellesley published her first work on her family history, Wellington: A Journey Through My Family. [9] She updated and released the book in 2015 for the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo. [1] In 2023, she published Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: A Life of Dorothy Wellesley, a biography of her paternal grandmother, Dorothy, Duchess of Wellington. [10]

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  2. ↑ "Family Home of Lady Jane Wellesley". IMS Vintage Photos. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Man Who Will Be King". TIME. 25 May 1978. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Christopher (10 November 2013). "Prince Charles and his relationships". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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  6. ↑ Rushdie, Salman (2012). Joseph Anton: A Memoir. New York: Random House. ISBN   9781448155606 . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Walters, Joanna (12 March 2012). "Marie Colvin: mourners say farewell to 'talented, compassionate' war reporter". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Resources". Marie Colvin Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Trippney, Natasha (20 December 2009). "A Journey Through My Family: The Wellington Story by Jane Wellesley". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Watling, Sarah (10 June 2023). "Mocked by Woolf, seduced by Vita Sackville-West: who was Dorothy Wellesley?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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