Journalist and first lady of Cliveden Natalie Livingstone
![My daughters Grace [13], Alice [ten] and Elizabeth Rose [one] gave me this necklace, inscribed with their initials, for my 40th birthday. They¿re my everything and continually inspire me to be a good role model.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/4482759B00000578-0-My_daughters_Grace_13_Alice_ten_and_Elizabeth_Rose_one_gave_me_t-a-29_1505902695825.jpg)
My daughters Grace [13], Alice [ten] and Elizabeth Rose [one] gave me this necklace, inscribed with their initials, for my 40th birthday. They’re my everything and continually inspire me to be a good role model.
![This watch was a wedding gift from my grandfather to my grandmother in 1945 when they married in Budapest, shortly after the end of the Second World War. It¿s a testament to their existence. As Holocaust and prisoner-of-war survivors, it¿s a miracle they went on to have my mother and uncle.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/448275C800000578-0-This_watch_was_a_wedding_gift_from_my_grandfather_to_my_grandmot-a-30_1505902706851.jpg)
This watch was a wedding gift from my grandfather to my grandmother in 1945 when they married in Budapest, shortly after the end of the Second World War. It’s a testament to their existence. As Holocaust and prisoner-of-war survivors, it’s a miracle they went on to have my mother and uncle.
![This Nancy Astor portrait, by John Singer Sargent, hangs in the Great Hall at Cliveden [the Berkshire stately home owned by Nancy and her husband Waldorf Astor, bought by Natalie¿s property developer husband Ian in 2012]. She was a real trailblazer ¿ the first female MP and the founder of a renowned literary salon.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/4482758800000578-0-This_Nancy_Astor_portrait_by_John_Singer_Sargent_hangs_in_the_Gr-a-31_1505902717880.jpg)
![I love everything by Stella McCartney, particularly the cut, comfort and glamour of this dress, which makes me feel like Grace Kelly when I wear it on special occasions. Wearing Stella is very empowering.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/448275B300000578-0-I_love_everything_by_Stella_McCartney_particularly_the_cut_comfo-a-32_1505902727826.jpg)
Left: This Nancy Astor portrait, by John Singer Sargent, hangs in the Great Hall at Cliveden [the Berkshire stately home owned by Nancy and her husband Waldorf Astor, bought by Natalie’s property developer husband Ian in 2012]. She was a real trailblazer – the first female MP and the founder of a renowned literary salon. Right: I love everything by Stella McCartney, particularly the cut, comfort and glamour of this dress, which makes me feel like Grace Kelly when I wear it on special occasions. Wearing Stella is very empowering.
![My parents gave me this ceramic box when I graduated from Christ¿s College Cambridge. I had dreamt of going to Cambridge since I was 13. I was a real swot and obsessed with books. To me, it seemed like a magical place to study.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/448275AC00000578-0-My_parents_gave_me_this_ceramic_box_when_I_graduated_from_Christ-a-33_1505902738379.jpg)
My parents gave me this ceramic box when I graduated from Christ’s College Cambridge. I had dreamt of going to Cambridge since I was 13. I was a real swot and obsessed with books. To me, it seemed like a magical place to study.
![My friend Laura had these little shoes made with Elizabeth¿s initials when she was born. They¿re the embodiment of her baby deliciousness. I¿ll never part with them.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/448275BD00000578-0-My_friend_Laura_had_these_little_shoes_made_with_Elizabeth_s_ini-a-34_1505902754664.jpg)
My friend Laura had these little shoes made with Elizabeth’s initials when she was born. They’re the embodiment of her baby deliciousness. I’ll never part with them.
![Our six-year-old cavapoo Tolstoy has a big name for a small dog. He¿s so sweet with the baby ¿ he¿s like her bodyguard.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/4482759600000578-0-Our_six_year_old_cavapoo_Tolstoy_has_a_big_name_for_a_small_dog_-a-35_1505902766344.jpg)
Our six-year-old cavapoo Tolstoy has a big name for a small dog. He’s so sweet with the baby – he’s like her bodyguard.
![My mother gave me this figurine, a gift to my parents from my grandfather, to sit on my desk at school when I was 14. My mother is a very clever lady who inspired my love of reading.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/20/11/4482757B00000578-0-My_mother_gave_me_this_figurine_a_gift_to_my_parents_from_my_gra-a-36_1505902779526.jpg)
My mother gave me this figurine, a gift to my parents from my grandfather, to sit on my desk at school when I was 14. My mother is a very clever lady who inspired my love of reading.