Ashley Hicks

Ashley Hicks
Ashley Hicks at a book launch in 2015
Born	Ashley Louis David Hicks 18 July 1963 London, England
Residence	London & Oxfordshire
Nationality	British
Education	Architectural Association School of Architecture
Occupation	Interior designer, fabric and furniture designer, architect and author
Spouse(s)	Marina Allegra Federica Silvia Tondato m. 1990 d. 2009 Katalina Sharkey de Solis m. 2015
Children	Angelica Hicks Ambrosia Hicks
Parent(s)	David Nightingale Hicks Lady Pamela Hicks
Relatives	India Hicks Charles, Prince of Wales Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Website	AshleyHicks.com

India Hicks Charles, Prince of Wales

Ashley Louis David Hicks (born 18 July 1963) is a British author, architect, and interior and furniture designer. He is the only son of Lady Pamela Hicks (née Mountbatten) and David Nightingale Hicks. Hicks designs architecture and interiors in Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He divides his time between designing residential interiors and designing his fabric and furniture lines.

Hicks is the grandson of Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma and her husband Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Through Countess Mountbatten's paternal ancestral line, Hicks is the third great grandson of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. Through his maternal grandfather, Hicks is the second cousin of Charles, Prince of Wales. He is also the godson of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Hicks was born on 18 July 1963, in King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill, London. He is the son and second child of David and Lady Pamela Hicks. He is the younger brother of Edwina Brudenell and the older brother of India Hicks, author, television host, fashion model, and founder of her eponymous lifestyle brand.

Hicks was raised at Britwell House, an 18th-century house in Britwell Salome, that served as the family's home, as well as his father's showplace. It was there that his father designed elaborate landscapes that were "virtual outdoor rooms with carefully framed vistas". During the school year, Hicks boarded at the private, Stowe School.