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4 unusual facts about Christabel


Christabel

2695 Christabel (1979 UE), a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1979

Christabel Elizabeth Robinson MBE (1898–1988), New Zealand teacher, vocational guidance and community worker

Christabel Cockerell (1860–1903), British artist, wife of Sir George Frampton

Christabel Bielenberg (1909–2003), Anglo-Irish-German non-fiction writer


Carl Langbehn

Sam Kelly portrayed Langbehn in the 1988 four part British television drama Christabel.

Christabel Burniston

When Christabel Burniston was interviewed on Woman’s Hour in 2001, presenter Jenni Murray said: “I’ve always wanted to thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Without you I probably wouldn’t be doing this job today”.

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Princess Alice's niece, Princess Alexandra, who was likewise born on Christmas Day, shares the name Christabel in honour of their shared birth date.

St Margaret's School, Bushey

Christabel Bielenberg 1909-2003 (née Burton), author of best-selling novel 'The Past is Myself' 1968, made into a TV drama 'Christabel'1988.


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