Dame Vivien Louise Duffield, DBE (née Clore; born 26 March 1946[1]) is an English philanthropist.
Her father was millionaire businessman and philanthropist Sir Charles Clore and her mother was Francine Halphen, a heroine of the French resistance.
[2][3] She was educated at the Lycée Français, Heathfield School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University where she read modern languages.
[1] Following her departure from the board of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Duffield subsequently donated £1M to the re-development of the London Coliseum.
She was appointed a CBE in 1989, promoted to DBE in 2000 and in 2008 The Prince of Wales presented Dame Vivien with one of the first Medals for Arts Philanthropy.