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Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh

1936 – 2011

Fitness specialist, personal safety campaigner, and charity founder

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About Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh

Lived 1936 – 2011 (aged 74–75). Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh was a British founder.

Diana Lamplugh OBE born Diana Elizabeth Howell (30 July 1936 – 18 August 2011) was a British charity founder and campaigner. After her adult daughter's disappearance, she and her husband, Paul, established a charity that became the leading resource for women in the UK who are being harassed.

Life Lamplugh was born in Cheltenham in 1936. She was an independent but not an academic child. She left Westonbirt, a private school in Gloucestershire, when she was sixteen having been told that she was destined to be a secretary. Her father thought she could be an actor and taught her to project her voice. She didn't become an actor but the confidence of her voice was to be useful later. In 1986 their second child Suzy Lamplugh disappeared. Suzy was an estate agent and she had gone to meet a client but she was never seen again. (a charitable foundation) was established in December 1986 by Lamplugh and her husband. The mission of the Trust is to raise awareness of personal safety through training and various projects, to help people avoid becoming victims of aggression, and to offer counselling and support to relatives and friends of missing people. The Trust runs the UK's The National Stalking Helpline.

Diana and Paul Lamplugh were appointed to OBE, in 1992 and 2005 respectively, for their charitable work with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.

Death and legacy Lamplugh died in August 2011 at the age of 75 after a stroke in 2003 and several years with Alzheimer's disease. Her husband Paul died aged 87 in June 2018.

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Important facts

Born
1936, Cheltenham
Birth century
Died
2011, Kingston upon Thames
Occupation
Founder
Nationality
Education
Westonbirt School
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
Diana Lamplugh, Diana Elizabeth Howell

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh?

fitness specialist, personal safety campaigner, and charity founder (1936–2011)

When was Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh born?

Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh was born in 1936 in Cheltenham.

When did Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh die?

Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh died in 2011 in Kingston upon Thames.

What was Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh's occupation?

Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh was a founder.

What nationality was Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh?

Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Diana Elizabeth Lamplugh

· Wikidata: Q19335442

· DBpedia: Diana Lamplugh

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