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Clare, Lady Morpurgo MBE (née Lane) is a philanthropist. She is the wife of British author Sir Michael Morpurgo and the eldest daughter of Sir Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books. Morpurgo founded the charity Farms for City Children in 1974. She and her husband are deeply involved with the charity.
Clare Morpurgo MBE is the eldest daughter of Sir Allen Lane. She is the inspiration and driving force behind erecting a plaque to her father at Exeter St David's station where he was inspired to create Penguin Books in 1934. Clare is married to the best-selling children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.
Oct 7, 2015 · To mark 80 years of Penguin Books, Clare Morpurgo, the daughter of the company’s founder, talks about her father and his defining cultural moment.
- Etan Smallman
Oct 8, 2015 · Clare Morpurgo seems to have spent her entire life bumping into literary titans. There was her first meeting with Michael Morpurgo – author of War Horse and more than 100 other books, former Children’s Laureate and her husband of 52 years.
Apr 6, 2022 · Clare and Michael Morpurgo: Experiencing nature is as important as literature. The author and his wife teach children to value their environment and themselves by immersing them in farm life and refusing to patronise them.
About Clare Morpurgo: Michael Morpurgo is one of the U.K.’s best-loved authors and a former Children’s Laureate. He has written over 120 books for childr...
Apr 13, 2017 · Michael Morpurgo said: “ For Clare and I to become patrons of Seven Stories is the equivalent of us both becoming knights of the Round Table – she is Guinevere and I am Lancelot! For Seven Stories in Newcastle is the Camelot of the world of children’s books.
