Marita Georgina Knight (née Phillips; formerly Crawley; born 28 May 1954 in London, England) is a British songwriter and author.
[1][2] Her lyrics have been recorded by artists such as Peter Skellern, Demis Roussos, William Lovelady and Art Garfunkel.
[4] She has written the book and lyrics for the children's musicals; The Dream Dealer and Buzz – the story of Glorybee.
Marita and her siblings are close to the British royal family, being distantly related to both Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
[10] In 2006, Marita remarried, to the journalist turned media baron Andrew Knight (born 1939).