Clare Morpurgo


Clare, Lady Morpurgo, is a philanthropist. She is the wife of British author Michael Morpurgo and the eldest daughter of Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books.
Morpurgo founded the charity Farms for City Children, set up in 1974, and her husband Michael Morpurgo is also deeply involved with the charity; she is also a trustee of The Allen Lane Foundation, a grant-making charity.
She is the co-author with Michael Morpurgo of Wherever My Wellies Take Me.