Nicola Shulman

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The Marchioness of Normanby
Born1960 (age 6364)
Alma mater Corpus Christi College, Oxford
OccupationAuthor
Spouse(s)
(m. 1987;div. 1990)
[1]
(m. 1990)
[2]
Children3
Parents
Relatives Jason Shulman (brother)
Alexandra Shulman (sister)

Nicola Shulman Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby (born 1960), is a British biographer, former model, and aristocrat. After her marriage in 1990 she initially became Countess of Mulgrave (a courtesy title) and since 1994 she has been known as Nicola Phipps, Marchioness of Normanby.

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Early life

Nicola Shulman was born into a Jewish family, the daughter of Milton Shulman, the former theatre reviewer for the London Evening Standard , and Drusilla Beyfus, an author of etiquette books. [3] [4] [5] Her brother, Jason Shulman, is an artist, while her sister, Alexandra Shulman, is the former editor in chief of British Vogue . [6]

Shulman graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. [5]

Career

Lady Normanby started her career as a model. [5] She later worked for Harpers & Queen . [5] She is the author of two biographies. [4] Her second book, Graven with Diamonds, was reviewed in The Daily Telegraph , [7] The Guardian , [8] The Times , [9] The Sunday Times , [10] and The Independent . [11]

Personal life

Shulman has been married twice. Her first husband was novelist Edward St Aubyn. [5] [12] After they divorced, she married Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, whom she met at the Groucho Club. [4] [5] They have three children: [4] [2]

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