Poppy Chancellor (1988-29/09/2023)

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Poppy Chancellor daughter of Anne Chancellor (born 27 April 1965) and John Graham Manson Leslie (21 September 1952 – 13 April 2016). Passed away aged 36 from  Leukaemia.

 
Her mother Anne is the daughter of John Paget Chancellor (Son of Sir Christopher John Howard Chancellor (29 March 1904 – 9 September 1989) and Sylvia Mary Paget (1901–1996), daughter of Sir Richard Paget 2nd bt and Lady Muriel nee Finch-Hatton, daughter of the 12th Earl of Winchilsea) and Mary Jolliffe (Daughter of 4th Baron Hylton (2 December 1898 – 14 November 1967) and Lady Perdita Rose Mary nee Asquith, daughter of Raymond Asquith and Katharine nee Horner, Granddaughter of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928).

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Poppy's mother Anne is the noted actress,best known for her roles in 'Four Weddings and A Funeral' [Henrietta 'DuckFace'] ,'Pride and Prejudice','Kavanagh QC' and 'Spooks'.etc.

[S. S.]

I just realized Anne played Lady Anstruther in Downton Abbey and also played the Countess of Rosse (mother of Anthony Armstrong-Jones) in The Crown.

S.S.

[Jonathan]

Is her name not Anna, as opposed to Anne? At least that is the stage name under which she acts.

[S. S.]

Jonathan, a typo on my part. 

S.S.

[Richard R]

Obit in the Times of 9 Dec 2023:

Poppy Chancellor obituary

Exuberant artist whose illustrations were used by brands such as Paperchase and Cath Kidston

…Born in 1987, at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, west London, Poppy Chancellor grew up in a basement flat in Shepherds Bush with her mother, the Four Weddings and a Funeral actress Anna Chancellor, and father, the hard-drinking Scottish poet Jock Scot.

It was a bohemian and often chaotic household. The family’s pet duck, Daphne, lived indoors and the carpet was peppered with her excrement. Scot, though a loving father, was not particularly interested in the domestic side of parenthood, but he did enjoy taking his daughter on a tour of west London pubs and betting shops…

…She became a figurehead at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School), where she studied for a postgraduate qualification, spoke at fundraising dinners, including one at Windsor Castle, and was invited to lead a crafting weekend at Dumfries House, shortly after it had been acquired by the King, then Prince of Wales, in 2007. A papercut illustration that she made of the castle and gave to the King still hangs there today…

…After her father died [in 2016], aged 63, from cancer, Chancellor founded Griefcase, a support group where young people could openly discuss bereavement, especially the loss of a parent. She also launched a weekly podcast, Dead Parent Club, featuring experts offering advice to young grievers.

Chancellor’s health problems had started at university, when she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus, which causes severe reactions to sunlight. After the diagnosis she rarely felt direct sunlight on her skin — thereafter she was never to be seen without a parasol in the summer, and leaving the house involved elaborate layering. Then, in April this year, at the age of 35, Chancellor received a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia.

She had married Jonny Mckenzie-Wynne, who works in music management, in 2017. He wanted an intimate ceremony, but they reached a compromise of sorts and had three, each one larger and louder than the last. He survives her, together with her mother and half-sister, Tara Scott, who was six months older than her — the result of a brief affair between her father and the clothes designer Joanna Scott…

Poppy Chancellor, artist and podcast creator, was born on June 4, 1987. She died of acute myeloid leukaemia on September 29, 2023, aged 36

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/poppy-chancellor-obituary-2qm0903qh