Elizabeth Clare McLaren-Throckmorton (nee d'Abreu; born 18 August 1935), known professionally as Clare Tritton, QC, is a British barrister and descendant of the Throckmorton Baronets. She is the current tenant of the Throckmorton family's main residence, Coughton Court near Alcester in Warwickshire, England, now owned by the National Trust. She is also the owner of the Molland Estate in North Devon.
Clare McLaren-Throckmorton was born as Elizabeth Clare d'Abreu, one of three daughters, of Professor Alphonsus Ligouri d'Abreu (CBE, FRCS), a surgeon, and the former Elizabeth Ursula Arienwen Throckmorton. She has two younger sisters, Felicity and Veronica.
Felicity Ann d'Abreu (b. 12 December 1938), the middle sister, married, firstly, Charles Reginald Hugh Crosland, in 1959; they have three daughters. Her first marriage dissolved, Felicity Crosland married, secondly, the British writer Roald Dahl in 1983. They remained together until Dahl's death in 1990, aged 74.
Veronica Teresa d'Abreu (b. 10 July 1948), the youngest of the d'Abreu sisters, married Marius Peregrine Lechmere Barran in 1972; they have four daughters.
Clare McLaren-Throckmorton's first marriage was to Alan George Tritton, CBE, DL, of Lyons Hall, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex, formerly director of Barclays Bank, High Sheriff of Essex 1992, CBE June 1999 for services to Anglo-Indial relations & preservation of the cultural heritage. They had the following three children: Christina Margaret Tritton (born 1960), Robert Guy Henton Tritton (born 1963), and Charles Courtenay Tritton (born 1965).That marriage was dissolved.
Her second marriage was to John Andrew McLaren (born 2 July 1932 – died 6 January 2007). In order to preserve the Throckmorton family name, she became Mrs. McLaren-Throckmorton.
The Throckmorton family were infamous in England for their part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 which aimed to murder Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary Stuart. They were also "indirectly" involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 through their association with Robert Catesby.