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St Mary's School Ascot
St Mary's School Ascot is a Roman Catholic independent day and boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England.2011 ISI InspectioReport/ref> It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. It was named 2015 " Public School of the Year" at the annual ''Tatler'' Schools Awards. It was ranked No. 1 in the U.K. by ''The Daily Telegraph'' in the 2018 GCSEs. History St Mary's School was founded by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM). The school chapel was built in 1885 and funded by Cecilia Marshall, and the First Mass was celebrated there on 2 July 1896. The Chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Humility and St Cecilia. It was consecrated by Bishop John Baptist Cahill in 1906. Since 1984, it has been run by the St Mary's School Ascot Trust. In 1998 the school had its first lay Headmistress, Mrs Mary Breen. In 2006, the school opened its new sports centre, named the Orchard Centre after the Catholic family from which the school's two previous headmistresses c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
''Ad maiorem Dei gloriam'' or ''Ad majórem Dei glóriam'', also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is a Latin language, Latin quote which can be translated as "For the greater glory of God." It has been used as a rallying cry for Catholics throughout history, especially during the Thirty Years' War, and is currently the motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an order of the Catholic Church. Meaning The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society's religious philosophy. The full phrase attributed to St. Ignatius is ''Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem'' or "for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity." It is a summary of the idea that any work that is not evil, even one that would normally be considered inconsequential to the spiritual life, can be spiritually meritorious if it is performed in order to give glory to God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcey Bussell
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is a retired English ballet dancer, ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell began her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. In 1989, at the age of 20, she moved to The Royal Ballet, where she became the youngest-ever principal dancer. Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her entire career, more than two decades. She however performed as a guest artist with many companies including the New York City Ballet, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. Early life Bussell was born Marnie Crittle in London to Andrea Williams, an English model and actress, and John Crittle an Australian businessman. Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabel Mullion
Annabel Mullion (born 1969) is a British actress. She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot and studied English and Drama at the University of East Anglia. She then completed the 3 year acting course at Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 1994. She won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award in that year as well. Her films include '' Carrington'' (1995, dir Christopher Hampton), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996, dir Brian De Palma), '' Me Without You'' (2001, dir Sandra Goldbacher), ''A Christmas Carol'' (dir David Jones), '' Scooterman'', and '' Mother's Milk'' (2012, dir Gerald Fox) for which she received Best Supporting Actress at Monaco Film Festival 2013 for her role as Mary Melrose. In 2006 she played Lady Tara Butler in ''Midsomer Murders'' “Vixen’s Run”. She also appeared in '' Emma'' a TV Mini-Series in 2009 as Mrs Woodhouse. She has had many parts in television including '' Law & Order: UK'', '' Doll and Em'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', '' Breathles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Brown (actress)
Pamela Mary Brown (8 July 1917 – 19 September 1975) was a British actress. For her portrayal of Queen Victoria's mother Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent in '' Victoria Regina'' (1961) she was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Early life Brown was born in Hampstead, London, to George Edward Brown, a journalist, and his wife, Helen Blanche (née Ellerton). Growing up as a Roman Catholic, she attended St Mary's School, Ascot. Career After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Brown made her stage debut in 1936 as Juliet in a Stratford-upon-Avon production of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Three of her early film roles were in Powell and Pressburger films: her first screen part in '' One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942), a memorable supporting role in ''I Know Where I'm Going!'' (1945), and in the fantasy film-opera ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951). She played a bitter spinster in '' Personal Affair'', starring Gene Tierne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa Whipple
Dame Philippa Jane Whipple, ( Edwards; born 7 May 1966) is a British judge, former barrister, and former solicitor. Between October 2015 and November 2021, she was a Justice of the High Court assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. Since November 2021 she has been a judge of the Court of Appeal. Early life Whipple was born in or near Aldershot, England, on 7 May 1966 to the Hon. John Braham Scott Edwards, Esq., then a Judge of the South Eastern Circuit, and his wife, Veronica Mary Edwards.'WHIPPLE, Hon. Dame Philippa Jane Edwards', ''Who's Who 2017'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 201accessed 2 July 2017/ref> She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot, and then earned a bachelor's degree in law from Merton College, Oxford. Career Whipple began her legal career as a solicitor, admitted in 1991. She was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1994 and was a tenant at 1 Crown Office Row. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Plummer
Phoebe Plummer (born 2001) is a British climate activist. Initially inspired by a United Nations report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, they joined Just Stop Oil in August 2022 and were arrested three times in their first week. An October 2022 protest, in which Plummer and Anna Holland threw tomato soup at a Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers painting at London's National Gallery, caused worldwide outrage and £10,000 damage to the frame but emboldened activists to carry out similar actions. Plummer was sentenced the following month for blocking the M25 motorway. In November, Plummer and other activists caused tailbacks on multiple roads in West London with a slow march protest, for which they faced the first jury trial under section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023. Plummer was arrested after delivering a letter to Emily Thornberry MP in March 2024, though subsequently delivered a letter to Wes Streeting MP to the wrong address. They were convicted of "interferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Hogg
Charlotte Mary Hogg (born 26 August 1970) is a British management consultant and senior executive in financial services and central banking. In October 2017 she was appointed as CEO of Visa's European operations. Hogg was the chief operating officer of the Bank of England between 2013 and 2017, and additionally served briefly as Deputy Governor (Markets and Banking) at the Bank of England from 1 March 2017 to 14 March 2017, before resigning from both positions because she had failed to declare that her brother was employed in the banking industry. Hogg previously worked for McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley and Discover Financial Services in the United States, and Experian and Santander UK in the UK. Early life The Hon Charlotte Hogg was born on 26 August 1970 in London, England. Both her parents hold peerages in their own right: her father is the 3rd Viscount Hailsham, a former Member of Parliament and hereditary peer as well as being a life peer, and her mother is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham
Sarah Elizabeth Mary Hogg, Viscountess Hailsham, Baroness Hogg (; born 14 May 1946), is a British economist, journalist, and politician. She was the first woman to chair a FTSE 100 company. Early life and education Sarah Elizabeth Mary Boyd-Carpenter was born on 14 May 1946. Her father was John Boyd-Carpenter (later Baron Boyd-Carpenter), who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General from 1962 to 1964. She attended Miss Ironside's School in Kensington. She then went to the Roman Catholic girls' boarding school St Mary's School Ascot. Later she attended Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford where she read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE). While at Oxford, she edited the student newspaper '' Cherwell''. Career Journalism Hogg was an economics editor for ''The Independent''. She was also an early presenter of ''Channel 4 News'', but her voice, with its uncertainty of pitch, was felt by many viewers to be a distraction. At this time she portra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf International Bank
Gulf International Bank (GIB) () is a bank established in 1976. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and headquartered in Manama in Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak .... Board of directors * Dr. Abdullah bin Hassan Alabdulgader – Chairman of the board * Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Zamil – Vice ChairmanAnnual report 2019 gib.com * Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Helaissi – Director, Group Chief Executive Officer, Gulf International Bank Chairman, Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited * Sultan bin Abdul Malek Al-Sheikh – Director * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Garrett-Cox
Katherine Lucy Garrett-Cox (born November 1967) is a British business executive. She is the managing director and CEO of the UK subsidiary for the Gulf International Bank of Bahrain. She was previously CEO of Alliance Trust, a FTSE 250 publicly traded investment and financial services company, headquartered in Dundee, Scotland. Early life Katherine Lucy Garrett-Cox was born in November 1967. She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot and studied History at Durham University ( St Mary's College), graduating with a BA degree in 1989. Career Garrett-Cox joined Alliance Trust as chief investment officer in 2007, becoming CEO on 29 August 2008. Prior to Alliance Trust PLC, Katherine served as chief investment officer and executive director of Morley Fund Management, now Aviva Investors, and prior to that, as chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. In October 2015, a row with activist investors Elliott Advisors resulted in Garrett-Cox stepping down from the Alli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santander Group
Banco Santander S.A. trading as Santander Group ( , , ), is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Santander, with operative offices in Madrid. Additionally, Santander maintains a presence in most global financial centres as the 14th-largest banking institution in the world. Although known for its European banking operations, it has extended operations across North and South America, and more recently in continental Asia. It is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. Many subsidiaries, such as Abbey National, have been rebranded under the Santander name. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. In June 2023, Santander was ranked as 49th in the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. Banco Santander is chaired by Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea, daughter and granddaughter of former chairmen Emilio Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos and Emi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Botín
Ana Patricia Botín-Sanz de Sautuola O'Shea (born 4 October 1960) is a Spanish banker who has been the executive chairman of Santander Group since 2014. She is the fourth generation of the Botín family to hold this role. Prior to this she was chief executive officer (CEO) of Santander UK, a role she held from December 2010 until her assumption of the chairmanship. In February 2013, she was ranked the third most powerful woman in the UK by ''Woman's Hour'' on BBC Radio 4. In 2017, 2019, and 2020, ''Forbes'' ranked her the 8th most powerful woman in the world. Forbes ranked her 18th in the list of "World's 100 most powerful women" in 2023. She was ranked 19th on Fortune's list of 100 Most Powerful Women in 2023. Early life and education Botín was born on 4 October 1960 in Santander, Spain. She is the daughter of Spanish banker Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola García de los Ríos, who was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander, and Paloma O'Shea, 1st Marchioness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
