Attenborough was born in London in 1959 , the daughter of actor , filmmaker , entrepreneur , and politician Richard Attenborough , Baron Attenborough and the film and theatre actress Sheila Sim . She has one brother , director Michael Attenborough . Her sister Jane and her 14 year-old niece Lucy were killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami as it struck their villa on the coast of Thailand on 26 December 2004 . Another niece , Alice , was seriously injured . Charlotte Attenborough is the niece of television naturalist Sir David Attenborough , John Attenborough and the late actor Gerald Sim
Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Charlotte Attenborough