Her parents Lady Pamela and David Hicks christened her India in honour of the country where her grandfather, Lord Louis Mountbatten, had served as Britain’s last viceroy. And at the ceremony was his adoring great-nephew, the Prince of Wales – now the King – who is her godfather, which is how, at just 13, India came to play a starring role as one of Lady Diana Spencer's bridesmaids in the royal wedding of the century. Her looks and poise captivated the cameras and have done so ever since.
India made a name for herself as a model, before taking inspiration from her father, a renowned interior designer, to forge a new career. She’s also found success as a businesswoman and author, while bringing up five children with her husband, former advertising executive David Flint Wood, on an idyllic island in the Bahamas. So when HELLO! meets India, 56, at their neo-Georgian house in Oxfordshire just a stone’s throw from where she grew up, there's plenty to talk about.
Posing in our exclusive photoshoot with David and their youngest child, Domino Carmen, 16, India muses on what family means to her. But along with her pride in 16-year-old Domino and her big brothers – Felix, 26, Amory, 24, Conrad, 21, and Wesley, 27 – what she is most eager to discuss is her passion for philanthropy. As a board member at the charity Global Empowerment Mission, India is dedicated to helping provide humanitarian relief in disaster situations, whether natural, such as hurricanes, or man-made, li.
