Lady Amanda Ellingworth | |
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| Born | The Hon. Amanda Patricia Victoria Knatchbull 26 June 1957 London, England[1] |
| Occupation | Social worker |
| Known for | Non-executive director of several NGOs |
| Spouse |
Charles Ellingworth (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma |
| Relatives | |
Lady Amanda Patricia Victoria Ellingworth (née Knatchbull; born 26 June 1957), styled The Honourable Amanda Knatchbull between 1957 and 1979, is a British social worker. In her early career she specialised in children's services and child protection. She has since held a portfolio of chair roles or directorships, working with vulnerable people, especially children. She is a director of Plan International,[2] Barnardo's,[3] Great Ormond Street Hospital,[4] and other organisations. Her previous roles include: chair of the Caldecott Foundation, chair of The Guinness Partnership, founding chair of Guinness Care and Support, and deputy chair of Yeovil Hospital.[5]
She is a second cousin of Charles III. The granddaughter of Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, she is a descendant of Queen Victoria through her daughter Princess Alice, Mountbatten's grandmother.