Rosamond Mary Monckton, Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, (born 26 October 1953) is an English businesswoman and charity campaigner.

Background

Rosa Monckton was born on 26 October 1953 to Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, and Marianna, Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley (). The only daughter of five siblings, her elder brother is

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, a journalist, public speaker, and outspoken

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. Monckton was educated at the Ursuline Convent in

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, Belgium. She is married to the journalist

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(son of

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politician

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and brother of the food writer

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). They have two daughters, Domenica and Savannah. Domenica has Down syndrome; her godmother was Monckton's friend

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. Monckton had a stillbirth in 1994, the baby was buried in a garden on the grounds of

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with Diana's help. In 2017, Monckton wrote for ''

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'' arguing for learning-disabled people to be able to work for less pay than minimum wage, citing 1.3 million unemployed people of 1.4 million people with learning disabilities in the UK. This article was criticised by some in the disability rights movement. Monckton was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for voluntary and charitable services to people with learning disabilities and their families in the UK and abroad. She was nominated for a

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age by Prime Minister

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and was created ''Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, of Earlsdown in the County of East Sussex'', on 12 March 2024.

Fundraising

Rosa Monckton is a fundraiser and supports several charities relating to children and Down syndrome. The charities include: * The

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, a Down syndrome charity in

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* The Down's Syndrome Educational Trust, based in

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, which through research provides education, information and training to promote the development of children with Down syndrome * Kids (charity), a disabled children's charity based in

. KIDS helps in developing and improving the lives of disabled children * The Bulgarian Abandoned Children's Trust, a British charity dedicated to helping disabled and disadvantaged children in Bulgaria and campaigning for an end to the use of institutional care
Team Domenica
a charity named after her daughter which supports young adults with learning disabilities to find employment

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References

External links

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A helping hand for struggling parents. - Interview from 28 September 1999
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