Vivien Duffield - Honours

Honours

Vivien Duffield was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1989 and a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000. In 2005 she separated from her partner of 32 years, Sir Jocelyn Stevens, who is a former Managing Director of Express Newspapers and former Chairman of English Heritage. In 2006 Dame Vivien Duffield won the Beacon Fellowship Prize.

In November 2008 Dame Vivien Duffield was honoured by HRH The Prince of Wales, being one of the first recipients of the Medal for Arts Philanthropy. The medal celebrates outstanding individual contributions to the arts, and recognises the contributions of the most inspiring philanthropists in the UK.

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