Carol Colburn Grigor

[2] She played in chamber music concerts before marrying her first husband whose work with the United Nations Development Fund took them both to Africa.

She has been responsible for patronage of the Edinburgh International Festival, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Opera and the National Galleries of Scotland.

[5][6] Colburn Grigor, through her family trust, the Dunard Fund, has donated a substantial amount of money to causes ranging from the Edinburgh International Festival, National Galleries of Scotland, National Library of Scotland and Britain's major opera companies.

She serves on the board of the Colburn School, and in 2015 established an endowed piano chair with a $5 million gift.

[11] In 2019 she and her husband Murray Grigor moved their home from Scotland to Dublin, Ireland because of changes in the UK tax laws.