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Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor (born Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh, 6 June 1930 in London, England) was the forerunner of today's supermodels. She was muse to the couturier Pierre Balmain, who called her one of the most beautiful women he had ever met.[1]
The daughter of Sir John Alun Pugh, Astor is generally known by her middle name (Bronwen).[2] After the sudden death of a friend in 1951 she embarked on an inner journey of self discovery culminating in 1959 in a profound mystical experience.[1]
On 14 October 1960 she married the 3rd Viscount Astor, son of Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. Upon her marriage Bronwen became the mistress of Cliveden, the mansion which her mother-in-law had made famous with her political salons. Within three years of her marriage Astor's world was turned upside down by the infamous Profumo Affair, which brought down Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government. In 1966 Bronwen Astor's husband Viscount William Astor died prematurely, leaving her with two young daughters.
Astor opened her new home to the homeless and in 1983 trained as a psychotherapist. Her biography, Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times, authored by Peter Stanford, was published in 2000. After she left Cliveden she lived in Tuesley Manor, Godalming, Surrey, England until 2002 when it was sold for £1.85million.
Roman Catholicism
She is a convert to the Roman Catholic faith, serving as a eucharistic minister at Holy Apostles Catholic Church, Pimlico.[3]
Family
Husband
- William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966)
Children
- Hon. Janet Elizabeth Astor (born 1 December 1961)
- Hon. Pauline Marian Astor (born 26 March 1964)
References
- ^ a b "The Women: Bronwen Astor". Visionary Dialogues with Modern Women.
- ^ "Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh". thePeerage.com.
- ^ "Eucharistic Ministers". Pimlico, London: Holy Apostles Church. Retrieved 17 February 2011.