Hilary Rosalind Lowinger née Hannah (23 July 1944 – 26 July 2023) was a British clothes designer, occupational therapist and receptionist.[1][2]

Hilary Lowinger
Born
Hilary Rosalind Hannah

(1944-07-23)23 July 1944
Calcutta, British India
Died26 July 2023(2023-07-26) (aged 79)
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Early life and family

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Born in Calcutta in 1944 to John Hannah, a director at the Metal Box Company, and Eulalia Hannah (née Abrahams), Hilary moved with her family to Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania).[3] She attended Red Gables, Carlisle for her schooling, while her brother, Howard, was enrolled at Fettes in Edinburgh.[3]

After completing her education at an art college, Lowinger briefly worked in fashion design. Later, on a train journey to Nottingham, she met Ernie Lowinger, an architect.[3] They had two children: Boris, who became an animator for a video game company, and Harriett, who took a role as a project manager in a tech firm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hilary Lowinger, long-serving gatekeeper, counsellor and keeper of secrets at Private Eye", Daily Telegraph, 1 September 2023, ISSN 0307-1235
  2. ^ "Hilary Lowinger", The Times, p. 50, 17 August 2023
  3. ^ a b c d "Hilary Lowinger obituary". 21 October 2023 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.