Charles
Delevingne was born on 25 June 1949 to Edward Dudley Delevingne, born in
Wandsworth, London, a British stockbroker and ex-husband of
Countess Felicia Gizycki (daughter of American publishing heiress
Cissy Patterson), and second wife
Angela Margo Hamar Greenwood. His maternal grandparents were
The 1st Viscount Greenwood, the politician, and his wife
Margery Spencer. He was educated at
Embley Park school. He was described as a "
deb's delight" in his youth. ==Career==