Clare McLaren-Throckmorton was born as Elizabeth Clare d"Abreu, one of three daughters, of Professor Alphonsus Ligouri d"Abreu (Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons), a surgeon, and the former Elizabeth Ursula Arienwen Throckmorton.
She is the current tenant of the Throckmorton family"s main residence, Coughton Court near Alcester in Warwickshire, England, now owned by the National Trust. She is also the owner of the Molland Estate in North Devon. The Throckmorton family were infamous in England for their part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 which aimed to murder Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary Stuart.
They were also "indirectly" involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 through their association with Robert Catesby.
The 10th Baronet, Sir Richard Throckmorton, was her great-grandfather. The 12th and last Baronet, Sir Anthony Throckmorton, died in 1994.
Thus the title is now extinct. Clare McLaren-Throckmorton trained as a barrister and specialised in European Community Law with a particular interest in competition law.
She has served on the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and on the Financial Intermediaries, Managers and Brokers Regulatory Association (FIMBRA).
She recently relinquished her non-executive directorship of the Birmingham Royal Ballet Trust Company. She is currently a non-executive director of Severn Trent Water, and is also a Trustee Director of some of the company"s pension schemes. Furthermore, she is the Chief Executive of Throckmorton Estates, the organisation which controls the Throckmorton family"s assets, including the Molland Estate in North Devon.
This does not include Coughton Court which is owned by The National Trust although the grounds are managed by Throckmorton Estates.
McLaren-Throckmorton is a member of the Throckmorton family via her mother, Elizabeth, the sister of Sir Robert Throckmorton, 11th Baronet.
