Cherry Hambro

Cherry Hambro, Baroness Hambro (4 December 1933 – 27 March 2017), born Cherry Felicity Huggins, was a British journalist who was associated with the fashion scene in 1960s swinging London when she worked for Vogue, Queen magazine and as the first fashion editor of the Saturday colour magazine of The Daily Telegraph. In her youth she was known for her love of aircraft, fast cars, fast boats and fast men. Later, she was the second wife of the banker Lord Hambro.

Early life Cherry Huggins was born in Penang, Malaysia, on 4 December 1933 to Sir John Huggins (1891–1971) and Molly Huggins (née Green). She was the second of three sisters. where she won the Silver Medal. They had a daughter, the writer Miranda Twiss, who was born in 1961, but they were divorced not long after.

Later life She retired from journalism in 1976 after she became the second wife of Charles Hambro. He was a banker, the chairman at his family's business Hambros Bank. She became Lady Hambro when her husband received a life peerage as Baron Hambro in 1994. She devoted herself to supporting her husband, shooting parties, travelling, and hosting dinner parties at her husband's home of Dixton Manor in Gloucestershire. Her husband died in 2002.

Lady Hambro died on 27 March 2017. She was survived by her daughter from her first marriage, Miranda Twiss, and stepchildren from her husband's first marriage.