Vivien Duffield
| Vivien Duffield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1946 |
| Education |
Lycée Français Heathfield St Mary's School |
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | John Duffield |
| Children | 1 son (George Duffield), 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Clore Francine Halphen |
| Relatives | Natasha Wightman (daughter-in-law) |
Dame Vivien Louise Duffield DBE (née Clore; born 26 March 1946) is an English philanthropist.
Duffield was born to Jewish parents. Her father was millionaire businessman and philanthropist Sir Charles Clore and her mother was the former Francine Halphen.
She was educated at the Lycée Français, Heathfield School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University where she read modern languages. She has a brother, Alan Evelyn Clore. Her marriage to British financier John Duffield produced two children, Arabella and George. The marriage ended in divorce in 1976. From 1973 until 2005, she was in a relationship with Sir Jocelyn Stevens, who was Managing Director of Express Newspapers and Chairman of English Heritage.
After her father's death in 1979, Duffield assumed the Chairmanship of the Clore Foundations in the UK and in Israel. In the UK she also established her own Vivien Duffield Foundation in 1987, and the two foundations merged in 2000 to become the Clore Duffield Foundation.
Dame Vivien’s UK Foundation has supported a wide range of organisations including the Royal Opera House, Tate, the Royal Ballet, the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Southbank Centre and Eureka! The National Children’s Museum. The Foundation has made a particular contribution to cultural education, having funded dozens of Clore Learning Centres across the UK, and to leadership training, having launched the Clore Leadership Programme for the cultural sector in 2003 and the Clore Social Leadership Programme in 2008.
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