Clare Sarah Branson: What Happened To Richard Branson’s Daughter?

Who Is Clare Sarah Branson?

Clare Sarah Branson is the daughter of British business magnate and commercial astronaut Richard Branson. Clare’s father Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group. He is also an author and has written books including Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way.

Clare Sarah Branson: Bio Summary

What Happened To Richard Branson’s Daughter?

Clare Sarah Branson is the firstborn of Richard Charles Nicholas Branson and his wife Joan Templeman. Richard and Joan who have been married since 1989, gave birth to Clare in 1979. Clare came into the world three months premature. Sadly, she died in a hospital incubator when she was just four days old.

Clare Sarah’s parents, Richard Branson and Joan Templeman were reportedly on a holiday in Inverness when Joan complained of stomach pains. She suspected that she was having an appendicitis attack. She was taken to the hospital but the doctors found out that it was just a ‘false alarm’ per Daily Mail.

However, this led to early labor, and Clare Sarah Branson was born prematurely. Richard disclosed that: ‘We were hoping and praying that the hospital would keep her alive, but it wasn’t to be.’ However, after Clare Sarah died, her parents went on to give birth to two more children, Sam Branson, and Holly Branson.

According to Richard Branson, his wife Joan has never got over Clare’s death. Richard admitted that: ‘The mending process takes time and it didn’t really start until Holly was born 18 months later … but I suspect for the mother it’s never completely completed.’ Clare didn’t get to grow up as her life was very short. She died of respiratory failure at Raigmore Hospital.

Richard Branson recalled: “Joan thought she had an attack of appendicitis and they operated on her and found it was a false alarm. But it brought on early labor. In those days, the incubator system wasn’t as good as now and we were told that because the baby was 25 weeks, it constituted a miscarriage, therefore we couldn’t have a proper burial. So we had our own little service and the Catholic church allowed us to put a plaque in her name.”

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Clare Sarah Branson was the granddaughter of Edward James Branson (1918–2011), a barrister, and his wife Eve Branson (née Evette Huntley Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess. Her grandmother Eve was also a philanthropist, child welfare advocate, and founder and director of the Eve Branson Foundation. Eve died from COVID-19 complications at age 96.

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Clare’s Siblings, Holly, And Sam Branson

Clare Sarah Branson has two siblings, sister Holly Branson and brother Sam Branson. Holly (November 21, 1981) is an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. After achieving medical and physiology degrees and working as a junior doctor at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, she joined the Virgin Group.

Holly is the Chief Purpose and Vision Officer on the Virgin leadership team, Chair of Virgin Unite, and Co-founder And Trustee of Big Change. She is the co-author of WEconomy: You Can Find Meaning, Make A Living, and Change the World. She is married to Freddie Andrewes and they have three children, twins, Artie Andrews and Etta Andrews, and Lola Andrews.

On the other hand, Sam Branson (August 12, 1985) is an actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, philanthropist, and adventurer. He is an actor known for Superman Returns. He has appeared as himself in Requiem for Krypton: Making ‘Superman Returns’, Bransons: Come Hell or High Water, GMTV, Famous and Fearless, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Today, and Branson.

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Sam Branson has released two EPs through Waves Rush In. He is also involved in the Virgin Group and is a co-founder of Big Change. He is married to socialite, actress, and model Isabella Calthorpe and has two children, Eva-Deia Branson, and Bluey Rafe Richard Branson.