Victoria Holdsworth Explained

Victoria Holdsworth
Honorific Suffix:Lady Getty
Birth Name:Victoria Jane Holdsworth
Birth Place:Suffolk, England
Occupation:Philanthropist, model
Spouse:James Bertram Lionel Brooke (1964–1969; divorced)
Sir Paul Getty (1994–2003; his death)
Father:Gerald Holdsworth

Victoria Jane Getty, Lady Getty (née Holdsworth, formerly Brooke; born 1944) is an English philanthropist and former model. Since 2003 she has been a trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Biography

Victoria Holdsworth is the daughter of Gerald Holdsworth, a Suffolk landowner.[1] [2] She worked as a model.[3] She appeared in a campaign for Nivea and in advertisements for Gibbs toothpaste.[1] [4]

She married James Bertram Lionel Brooke, the son of Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke, in 1964.[5] [6] She and Brooke were divorced in 1969. She married John Paul Getty Jr. as her second husband in 1994.[7] [8] Her husband had been awarded an honorary knighthood in 1987, but was not able to use the title substantively until he became a British subject in 1997. After her husband was granted British citizenship, Holdsworth was styled as Lady Getty. She played a major role in reintroducing her husband to public life and helping him overcome his drug addiction.[9] [10] [11] After her husband's death in 2003, Holdsworth took over as trustee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.[4]

Holdsworth lives at Wormsley Park, a country house in Buckinghamshire that was owned by her husband. In 2015 she purchased Lavenham Brook Farm in Suffolk.[4]

In popular culture

Holdsworth is portrayed by the English actress Hannah New in the 2018 television series Trust on FX.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Gettys!. Walsh. John. 27 September 2016. Tatler. Condé Nast. 9 March 2019.
  2. Web site: The Powell & Pressburger Pages. Mellor. Roger. 18 April 2003. Powell & Pressburger. 9 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Can't Buy Me Love. O'Neill. Anne-Marie. 13 April 1998. People. Time Inc.. 9 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Famous philanthropist to take over the running of award-winning Lavenham Brook farm. Gaw. Matt. 1 January 2015. East Anglian Daily Times. Archant Limited. 9 March 2019.
  5. Book: Pearson, John. All the Money in the World: previously published as Painfully Rich. Harper360. 978-0008281526. 2011 .
  6. Web site: Victoria Holdsworth. Lundy. Darryl. The Peerage. 9 March 2019.
  7. Web site: How Mark Getty grew from the child seen in @All the Money in the World' to be one of Britain's richest men. Masters. Sam. 3 January 2018. i. JPIMedia. 9 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Sir Paul Getty. 18 April 2003. The Independent. Independent News & Media. Fiammetta. Rocco. 9 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Sir Paul Getty. 18 April 2003. The Daily Telegraph. 9 March 2019.
  10. Web site: A tragic dynasty. English Language Teaching. Oxford University Press. 9 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Tycoon and philanthropist Getty dies. 17 April 2003. The Guardian. 9 March 2019.