Sabrina Guinness
Lady Sabrina Jane Stoppard | |
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| Born | January 9, 1955 |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Known for | Founder of Youth Cable Television (YCTV) |
| Notable work | Youth Cable Television (YCTV) |
Lady Sabrina Jane Stoppard (born 9 January 1955) is a television producer of British and Irish heritage.
Background
As the eldest among five siblings, Sabrina Guinness is the daughter of James Edward Alexander Rundell Guinness CBE (1924–2006), who served in the Royal Navy and held banking positions with Guinness Mahon, Guinness Peat Group, and Provident Mutual Life Assurance. He also led the Public Works Loan Board from 1970 until 1990. Her mother, Pauline Vivien (1926–2017), was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Howard Vivien Mander MC, a director at the family enterprise Mander Brothers. Sabrina hails from the Guinness family’s "banking branch," established by Samuel Guinness (1727–1795), sibling of Arthur Guinness, who founded Guinness Mahon in 1836.
Among her siblings are her twin sister Miranda, a journalist; artist and author Hugo Guinness; Anita Guinness, widow of Hon. Amschel Rothschild; and philanthropist Julia Samuel, co-founder of Child Bereavement UK, married to Hon. Michael Samuel from the Hill Samuel banking lineage and son of Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted, who was Deputy Chairman of Shell Transport and Trading.
Career
In 1995, Sabrina established Youth Cable Television (YCTV), a London-based charity dedicated to training underprivileged young people in television production, with backing from Greg Dyke. Prior to this initiative, she worked as a personal assistant to David Stirling, the founder of the Special Air Service (SAS).
Personal life
Once dubbed "the It Girl of her generation," Sabrina Guinness attracted significant media attention for her notable romantic involvements, including a relationship with Prince Charles in 1979. She wed playwright Tom Stoppard in 2014. The couple lives in Blandford, Dorset, and she also owns a residence in Notting Hill, west London.