Annabel

Or An·na·belle

[an-uh-bel]

noun

1. a first name.

Example Sentences

Annabel's, which was opened by her first husband in 1963 and was one of London's first modern nightclubs, was named in her honour.

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Born in London in 1934 into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family, Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart was the daughter of Viscount Castlereagh, who later became The 8th Marquess of Londonderry.

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Lady Annabel was the mother of Rupert, Robin and India Jane with her first husband, hospitality industry entrepreneur Mark Birley: they were married from 1954 to 1979.

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Lady Annabel was a campaigner and advocate for a range of causes, including the countryside, animal charities and working to lessen the impact of HIV/AIDS on children in South Africa.

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In 2004 she published her memoirs Annabel: An Unconventional Life, where she recalled her aristocratic childhood, glamorous social life in 1960s Swinging London to her role as matriarch and grandmother.

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