Anita Stanhope, Countess of Harrington


Anita Stanhope, Countess of Harrington is a British peeress. She is the second wife of Charles Stanhope, 12th Earl of Harrington, and was previously the second wife of Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk.

Personal life

Lady Harrington was born in 1950 in Surrey, England to Robin Robsahm and Wendy Ethel Stockbridge Fuglesang. Her paternal grandparents, Fredrik Lønseth Fuglesang and Sigrid Dorthea Robsahm emigrated to the United Kingdom from Oslo, Norway.
Lady Harrington is a photographer.

Marriages and children

On 22 September 1973, Lady Harrington married for the first time to Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk. Upon their marriage, she became the Countess of Suffolk. The Earl and Countess of Suffolk were divorced in 1980. They had two children together:
She remarried in 1984 to Charles Stanhope, then Viscount Petersham. They do not have children together. Through her second marriage, Lady Harrington is stepmother to Charles' two children, William and Serena. Serena is Countess of Snowdon as the wife of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon.

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