Name Elizabeth Rees-Williams | Role Film actor | |
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Full Name Joan Elizabeth Rees-Williams Born 1 May 1936 ( 1936-05-01 ) Cardiff, Wales Spouse Jonathan Aitken (m. 2003) Children Jared Harris, Jamie Harris, Damian Harris Parents David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Og, Alice Alexandra Constance Grandchildren Ella Harris, Marlowe Harris Similar People Richard Harris, David Rees‑Williams - 1st Baron, Jonathan Aitken, Jared Harris, Rex Harrison Nationality British Died 15 April 2022 (age 85 years) | ||
Joan Elizabeth Rees-Williams, The Hon. Mrs. Aitken was a Welsh socialite. She appeared on the British television series 'Question Time' in 1979, and in the documentaries 'Biography' (1987) and '50 Films to See Before You Die' (2006).
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She was born in Cardiff, the daughter of Alice Alexandra Constance (née Wills) and the politician David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore. She had three children from her first marriage and acquired at least eight stepchildren through subsequent marriages.
Marriages and children
She was married four times.
She married Richard Harris in 1957, with whom she had three sons (Damian Harris, Jared Harris, and Jamie Harris). They divorced in 1969. Sir Rex Harrison was her second husband from 1971 to 1975. He has two sons (Noel Harrison and Carey Harrison) from a previous relationship. Rees-Williams wed Peter Michael Aitken in 1980 and divorced in 1985. He has two sons from a prior relationship, (James and Jason Aitken), and is the cousin of her current husband, Jonathan Aitken, whom she married on 25 June 2003. Jonathan already had three daughters and one son, (Alexandra Aitken, Victoria Aitken, Petrina Khashoggi, and William Aitken).
Death
She died on 15 April 2022 in London.