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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 [12] [13] in Blackheath, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, the son of Edward James Branson (1918–2011), a barrister, and his wife Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess. [14] [15] He has two younger sisters, Lindy and Vanessa. [16]
Branson was born in Edmonton, Middlesex (now London Borough of Enfield, Greater London ), England, the daughter of Dorothy Constance (née Jenkins) (19 June 1898 - August 1997) and Major Rupert Ernest Huntley Flindt (born 11 St Faith's-road, West Norwood, 28 December 1890 - 19 October 1966). [ 1][ 6] As a young adult, she served in the Women's ...
Branson is the youngest child of Eve Branson ( née Evette Huntley Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess, [2] and Edward James "Ted" Branson (1918–2011), a barrister. [3] She was educated at Box Hill School. [4] [5] Her brother is founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson. [6]
Branson took a $126 million hit to his fortune last year as he continued to fight several fires at his Virgin Group. Sir Richard Branson—who hates being called a billionaire—sees net worth ...
Branson dropped out of school when he was just 15 — and never looked back. ‘The best always succeeds’: How Richard Branson went from running a student magazine to managing a $3B global ...
Isabella Amaryllis Charlotte Calthorpe, known by intimates as Bellie, [ 1] was born on 3 March 1980 in Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. [ 2] She is the daughter of John Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe and Lady Mary-Gaye Georgiana Lorna Curzon. Her paternal grandfather is Brigadier Sir Richard Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2nd Baronet and ...
Losing my Virginity is dedicated to "Alex Ritchie and his family" and a note before the prologue thanks Edward Whitley who helped Branson with the writing of the book. The prologue of the book recounts the start of a round-the-world balloon trip over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, and is followed by 28 chapters in which Branson recounts the first 43 years of his life.
Branson himself was extremely involved in the four-part documentary about his life and career.