1. Hilary Weston worked as a model before marrying Galen Weston in 1966.
11 Facts About Hilary Weston
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In 1979, Hilary Weston founded the Ireland Fund of Canada, a non-partisan, non-denominational organization that funds community projects in Ireland to promote peace.
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Hilary Weston continues to serve as an honorary patron of the organization.
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An interest in early childhood education led Hilary Weston to serve as founding chair of the Mabin School in Toronto.
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Hilary Weston co-founded and chaired the Canadian Environment Educational Foundation, and she established the Winter Garden Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
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Hilary Weston has explored her longstanding interest in homes and gardens as co-author of two best-selling books, In a Canadian Garden and At Home in Canada.
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Hilary Weston devotes a significant proportion of her time, as well as her business and fashion expertise, to Selfridges, the London department store of which she is a director.
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Hilary Weston was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Venerable Order of St John in 1997.
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Hilary Weston was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003.
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Hilary Weston received the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
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In 2009, Hilary Weston received the President's Award at the YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction Awards, for modeling leadership in public and private life.