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Feb 25, 2004 · The explorer and his wife were childhood sweethearts and met when Sir Ranulph was 12 and she was aged nine, when their families lived in the same Sussex village. As they grew up, they fell in love...
- The Herald Staff
She was born Virginia Frances Pepper in Godalming, Surrey in 1947. Her family owned chalk quarries in Amberley on the South Downs: now Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre. When she was 9, she met the 12-year-old Ranulph Fiennes, her future husband, and they married in 1970.
Jul 22, 2006 · It is certainly true that the new Lady Fiennes has refused to reveal anything of her past, other than to say she comes from Cheshire, was once married and has a son. Louise was born in Bath to...
Sep 11, 2015 · Virginia Fiennes, first wife of explorer Sir Ranulph, is remembered by friends and family, and through the recordings she kept during the expedition that made her husband famous.
Feb 9, 2023 · Watch Rob Murphy's interview with Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to travel to both north and south poles by surface. The 78-year-old was also the first to cross ...
Oct 1, 2021 · This Women of Cryo blog post will introduce you to Virginia ‘Ginny’ Fiennes. Ginny was a renowned explorer in the latter part of the 20th century, but her achievements, resilience and progressive approach to women’s roles in exploration often lie in the shadow of her famous husband.
Fiennes married his childhood sweetheart, and fellow adventurer, Virginia ("Ginny") Pepper on 9 September 1970. They ran a country farm estate on Exmoor , Somerset, where they raised cattle and sheep.
