Charles Hamar Delevingne (born 25 June 1949) is an English property developer. He is the father of the models Poppy Delevingne and Cara Delevingne.
Early life Charles Delevingne was born on 25 June 1949,Charles Hamar DELEVINGNE. Debrett's. Retrieved 24 May 2016. in Wandsworth, London, to Edward Dudley Delevingne, a stockbroker and ex-husband of Countess Felicia Gizycki.Angela Delevingne The Telegraph, 6 March 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016. His paternal aunt was the courtesan Doris Delevingne, who was the first wife of Valentine, Viscount Castlerosse.
His father's family has been described as being of ‘lowly origins and place’ by Doris's biographer: his paternal grandfather owned a haberdashery shop which also sold French goods. Doris Delevingne lied that she was descended from a noble Flemish family.
His mother was socialite Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood,Hon. Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood). National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 24 May 2016. who was the daughter of Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, and Margery Spencer.
He was educated at Embley Park School. He was described as a "deb's delight" in his youth.The divine Delevingnes: Cara Delevingne's society family. Joshi Herrmann, Evening Standard, 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
Career Delevingne is a property developer in Brompton Cross and South Kensington.Father of Cara Delevingne sparks fury with £10m mega-basement project. Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard, 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016. He is the chairman of the Property Investment Company.
Marriage and issue Delevingne is married to Pandora Anne Stevens, who is the daughter of publisher Sir Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevens and his wife Jane Armyne Sheffield, who was a grandchild of the Sheffield baronets. Pandora was a personal shopper at Selfridges and friend of Sarah Ferguson. Pandora was a heroin addict who also used crystal meth and crack cocaine and had bipolar disorder.The Sunday Times, Culture Magazine, 19 July 2025
They have three daughters, Chloe, Poppy and Cara. He also has an elder son, Alexander, from a previous relationship.
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