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Rachel Billington

Overview

  • Born
    May 11, 1942
  • Birth name
    Rachel Mary Pakenham

Mini bio

  • Rachel Billington was born on May 11, 1942. She is a writer, known for The Light at the Edge of the World (1971), Play for Today (1970) and Thinking Aloud (1984). She has been married to Kevin Billington since 1967. They have four children.

Family

  • Spouse
      Kevin Billington(1967 - present) (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Chloe Billington
  • Parents
      Lord Longford
      Lady Longford
  • Relatives
      Eliza Pakenham(Niece or Nephew)
      Michael Pakenham(Sibling)
      Judith Kazantzis(Sibling)
      Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni(Niece or Nephew)
      Antonia Fraser(Sibling)
      Thomas Pakenham(Sibling)
      Harriet Harman(Sibling)

Trivia

  • Daughter of the 7th Earl of Longford, Francis Pakenham, and the Countess of Longford, Elizabeth Harman, and sister of fellow writers Antonia Fraser and Tom Pakenham.
  • Mother of Nathaniel Kevin (b. 1970), Catherine Rose (b. 1973), Chloe Margaret (b. 1976) and Caspar Leo (b. 1979).
  • Sister-in-law of Harold Pinter.
  • She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Literature. She is the Author and Vice President of the English PEN.

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