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Katharine Jibba Butler (born November 1967) is a British businesswoman and art historian.
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| Born | November 1967 (age 56–57) London, England |
| Education | Edinburgh University |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman, art historian |
| Spouse | Sebastian Pawlowski (divorced) |
| Partner | Kyril, Prince of Preslav |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Michael Butler Ann Clyde |
Early life
editButler was born in London in November 1967. She is the daughter of British diplomat Sir Michael Butler and Ann Clyde, the daughter of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde.[1] Through her mother she is also a great-granddaughter of James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde and Peter Wallwork Latham. She grew up in Geneva, New York City, and Brussels.[1] Her parents separated in 1997.[1]
Career
editButler studied art history at the University of Edinburgh.[1] She operated retail and importing businesses in the Czech Republic, including Sparkys, a chain of toyshops including a multi-story toy store in Prague. She also founded and ran a distribution company including baby products Chicco from Italy and own brand Loap's clothing. In 2015 she sold her businesses for 15 million euros.[1]
She later developed Freebike, a bike rental company based in London, with her brother, Charles.[1] She has also been working alongside Charles to reopen a museum including her father's Chinese porcelain collection.[2] In 2021 Katharine published a book "Leaping The Dragon Gate". This book celebrates the most important collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world, assembled by her father, the distinguished Sir Michael Butler.
Personal life
editButler was married to Swiss businessman Sebastian Pawlowski. They later divorced. She and Pawlowski have one son.[1][2]
She lives in Waterston Manor, a 17th-century country house in Puddletown, Dorset.[3]
In 2017 Butler began a relationship with Kyril, Prince of Preslav (the second son of Simeon II of Bulgaria), who is separated from his wife, Rosario, Princess of Preslav.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "La fascinante vida de Katharine Butler, mucho más que la novia de Kyril de Bulgaria: hablamos con ella sobre su familia y su último proyecto". vf. 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Katharine Butler, businesswoman, daughter of politician and new girlfriend of Bulgaria's Kyril". ukpost.org.
- ^ "Open day at Waterston Manor with a 'Ming Vase' treasure hunt". Dorset.
- ^ Mallorca, Diario de (19 November 2019). "Katharine Butler, novia de Kyril de Bulgaria, habla sobre su relación con Mallorca". www.diariodemallorca.es.
- ^ "El príncipe Kyril de Bulgaria recibe el premio 'Mallorquín de Verano' y presenta a su nueva novia". vf. 3 August 2019.