Annabel Campbell, Baroness Colgrain

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Annabel Rose Campbell, Baroness Colgrain, CStJ (née Warrender; born 17 January 1956), styled the Lady Colgrain from 2008, is a British aristocrat. She has served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent since 2020.[1]

The Lady Colgrain

Lord Lieutenant of Kent
Assumed office
22 April 2020
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Preceded byThe 2nd Viscount De L'Isle
Personal details
Born
Annabel Rose Warrender

(1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 68)
Oxfordshire, England
SpouseAlastair Campbell, 4th Baron Colgrain (m. 1979)
Children2 sons
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Life

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Born in 1956, she is the younger daughter of the Hon. Robin Hugh Warrender (and Gillian née Rossiter, only daughter of Leonard Lewis Rossiter by his wife Elsie Oppenheimer, daughter of Sir Bernard Oppenheimer, 1st Baronet), son of Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield. Brought up at Fulbrook, Oxfordshire, she started her career in publishing, before working in the voluntary sector, primarily with Citizens Advice.

A Trustee of the Henry Smith Charity having been its Kent Visitor since 2007, she chaired the Kent Community Foundation until 2017[2] and is a Patron and supporter of many Kent charities.

Lady Colgrain served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent since 2012, before being appointed Lord Lieutenant in 2020.

On 14 July 1979 she married the Hon. Alastair Campbell, who succeeded as the 4th Baron Colgrain upon the death of his father in 2008.

Lord and Lady Colgrain live near Sevenoaks in Kent and have two sons:

1. Hon. Thomas Colin David Campbell (born 9 February 1984), married 2016 Jessica Clare Cator (born 1989), daughter of Charles Francis Cator, of Luckington, Wiltshire, whose mother was the Hon. Jacquetta Storey, only daughter of the Baron Buckton, and has issue;
2. Hon. Nicholas Robin Campbell (born 12 December 1986), married 2022 Kelly Frye (born 1984), only daughter of Michael Joseph Frye, of Houston, Texas, United States.[3]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Kent
2020–
Incumbent