Hilary Lowinger

Hilary Rosalind Lowinger née Hannah (23 July 1944 – 26 July 2023) was a British clothes designer, occupational therapist and receptionist.^[1][2]

Hilary Lowinger
Born	Hilary Rosalind Hannah (1944-07-23)23 July 1944 Calcutta, British India
Died	26 July 2023(2023-07-26) (aged 79)
Alma mater	Red Gables, Carlisle
Employer	Private Eye

Early life and family

Born in Calcutta in 1944 to John Hannah, a director at the Metal Box Company, and Eulalia Hannah (née Abrahams), Hilary moved with her family to Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania).^[3] She attended Red Gables, Carlisle for her schooling, while her brother, Howard, was enrolled at Fettes in Edinburgh.^[3]

After completing her education at an art college, Lowinger briefly worked in fashion design. Later, on a train journey to Nottingham, she met Ernie Lowinger, an architect.^[3] They had two children: Boris, who became an animator for a video game company, and Harriett, who took a role as a project manager in a tech firm.^[3]