Katharine Butler
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| Born | November 1967 (age 56) 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 |
Katharine Jibba Butler (born November 1967) is a British businesswoman and art historian.
Early life[edit]
Butler 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[edit]
Butler 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[edit]
Butler 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. "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.