Virginia Frances, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (née Pepper; 9 July 1947 – 20 February 2004), known as Ginny Fiennes, was an English explorer.[1] She was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal,[2] and the first woman to be voted in to join the Antarctic Club in recognition of her research work for the British Antarctic Survey and University of Sheffield into very low frequency radio propagation. Her husband was adventurer Ranulph Fiennes.[3][4]
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Virginia Frances, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (née Pepper; 9 July 1947 – 20 February 2004), known as GinnyFiennes, was an English explorer. She was the...
(born 1983), American sprinter Ginny Duenkel (born 1947), American former swimmer and 1964 Olympic champion GinnyFiennes (1947-2004), British explorer...
places. Oliver Shepard took part in the Antarctic leg of the expedition. GinnyFiennes handled all communications between the land team and their support,...
Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes (/ˈrænʌlf ˈfaɪnz/) and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, is a British...
the East End of London in 1968. In 1975 he joined Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his wife Ginny at the Duke of York Barracks, Chelsea. Between 1975 and 1979,...
Mensfitness.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14. "Lady Virginia Fiennes Wife of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and first woman to receive the Polar Medal". The Herald...
as part of the Transglobe Expedition. Owned by explorers Ranulph and GinnyFiennes, he became the first dog to travel to both the North and South Poles...
medals and clasps were awarded. In 1986, the London Gazette announced GinnyFiennes as the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal. The medal had also...
and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. Fiennes's nephew, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, portrayed Tom Riddle as a child in Harry Potter and...
Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Gary Oldman, Eddie Redmayne...
Pictures Gillian Armstrong (director); Laura Jones (screenplay); Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Clive Russell...
Matthew Lillard, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet, David Warner, Ginny Holder, Hugh Quarshie, Ken Bones, John McGlynn, Richard Dillane, Mark Powley...
Carter, Jim Broadbent, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, John...
Night Recap March 5 Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan Annette Bening, Ralph Fiennes March 6 Kelly Ripa & Michael Strahan Ty Burrell, Scott Foley March 7 Kelly...
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