Reuters connections

The family tree of Mrs Samantha Cameron, wife of the new British prime minister David Cameron, has thrown up a surprising historical connection with Reuters that may be of interest to some readers of your respected website.

Her great grandmother was the well-known author Enid Bagnold (1889-1981, Lady Jones, wife of Sir Roderick Jones (1877-1962), the controversial chairman, part proprietor, general manager and managing director of Reuters between 1902 and 1941. Their son Timothy Angus Jones and his wife Pandora Clifford were Samantha Cameron's grandparents.

The authorised biography of Enid Bagnold was written by Anne Sebba, former Reuter correspondent (published 1986). A partial family tree was published in the Weekend magazine of the Daily Mail of 1 May 2010 p14. ■