Fiona Dickson
| Fiona Castle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Joan Fiona Dickson 1940 (age 73–74) Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Spouse(s) | Roy Castle (m. 1963–94) (deceased) |
| Children |
Daniel (b. 1965) Julia (b. 1967) Antonia (b. 1969) Benjamin (b. 1973) |
Joan Fiona Dickson OBE, or Fiona Dickson (best known as Fiona Castle) (born 1940 on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire[1]) is a retired British dancer who is most notable for her marriage to the late TV entertainer Roy Castle. They were married from 1963[2] until his death from lung cancer in September 1994.
Mrs Castle has carried on her husband's campaign and until recently was actively involved in the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation which her husband set up shortly before his death. Her involvement with the foundation has seen her raise the profile of the illness, and call for stricter legislation on smoking, as her husband, a non-smoker, believed that his illness was caused by passive smoking, as he had worked in many smoky environments during his career.[3]
She was a strong supporter of controversial legislation which saw smoking banned from virtually all enclosed public places in Britain from 1 July 2007.[4]
Castle was awarded the OBE for her services to charity in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2004.[5]
Video
- Just Fiona (DVD), Christian Television Association (of the UK)
References
- ↑ "Our Patron - Fiona Castle". Chrysalis Arts Trust. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1963 6a 1063 ETON - Roy Castle = Joan F. Dickson
- ↑ "Cancer centre fulfils Roy Castle's dream". BBC News Online. BBC. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ "Campaigners push for total smoking ban". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. 6 September 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-21.