Gail Ronson


Dame Gail Ronson, DBE is a British charity fundraiser and the wife of businessman Gerald Ronson whom she married when she was 21 years old; she has four children - Lisa, Amanda, Nicole, and Hayley - and nine grandchildren. She is also an aunt by marriage to Mark, Samantha and Charlotte Ronson.
A former model, Gail Ronson has contributed and supported a number of charitable organisations, including:
In the early years of her marriage, she became involved in charity work, handing out meals on wheels to elderly Jews. She later took part in charitable fund-raising initiatives: her first big project was the 125th anniversary of Jewish Care, in 1983, which was attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Gail Ronson was honoured for philanthropy and as a donor, especially to Jewish Care and the Royal Opera House. She became Dame Gail Ronson, a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in the 2004 New Year's Honours List.