- Mont gom erie ▁of ▁South ann an . ▁Her ▁parents ▁divor ced , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁married ▁second ly ▁George ▁Town sh end , ▁ 7 th ▁Mar qu ess ▁Town sh end . ▁She ▁has ▁three ▁brothers , ▁including ▁Sir ▁Hugo ▁Sw ire ▁MP , ▁a ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office . ▁ ▁On ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁Sw ire ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁both ▁William ▁the ▁Con quer or ▁and ▁Oliver ▁C rom well . ▁▁ ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁mill ▁house ▁near ▁B land ford ▁Forum , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁girl ▁at ▁a ▁nearby ▁board ing ▁school , ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁Gate ▁School ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁history ▁and ▁Italian . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Sw ire ▁worked ▁for ▁Klein wort ▁B enson ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁stock bro ker , ▁but ▁she ▁left ▁that ▁career ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁her ▁own ▁business , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁development ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁she ▁launched ▁and ▁managed ▁an ▁eth ical ▁c ash m ere ▁fashion ▁business , ▁Soph ia ▁Sw ire ▁London , ▁and ▁launched ▁the ▁international ▁fashion ▁for ▁p ash mina ▁sh aw ls , ▁after ▁seeing ▁them ▁worn ▁by ▁actress es ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁Im ran ▁Khan