Miloska Nott Explained

Miloška Nott, Lady Nott
Birth Name:Miloška Vlahović
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Slovenia
Occupation:Charity Fundraiser
Known For:Humanitarian Aid
Notable Works:Set up Fund For Refugees in Slovenia
Father:Lujo Vlahović

Miloška Nott, Lady Nott, (née Vlahović; born 1935)[1] is a British-Slovenian charity fundraiser.

Lady Nott set up The Fund For Refugees in Slovenia which organises humanitarian aid, schooling and homes for people who were forced to flee their homes during the Bosnian War.[2] The charity has raised millions of pounds for good causes.

Biography

Miloška Vlahović was born in Slovenia and her father, Lujo Vlahović, was interned in Dachau concentration camp for helping anti-Nazi partisans.[1]

Lady Nott was appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list (2012) for her humanitarian work. Since the early 1990s she has been organising humanitarian aid, schooling and homes for people who were forced to flee their homes during the Balkan War.[1]

Family

She is married to Sir John Nott[3] who served in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet, and who was the Patron of the Fund For Refugees charity.[4] Their children are Julian, a film composer, screenwriter and director, best known for writing the scores for the Wallace & Gromit comedy series, William, who works for an international oil company in London, and the author, Sasha, wife of the former Conservative MP and Government minister, Hugo Swire, Baron Swire.

Sir John and Lady Nott live in London SW3.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nott, Miloska (Oral history). Imperial War Museums. 8 December 2016.
  2. Web site: The Fund for Refugees in Slovenia. Open Charities.org. 8 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Nott, Miloska (Oral history). 23 January 2022. Imperial War Museums. en.
  4. News: OBE for Bosnian aid worker Lady Miloska. 29 November 2012. Cornwall Live. 8 December 2016.