Ann Geraldine Mary Fleming (née Charteris, formerly Baroness O'Neill and Viscountess Rothermere; 19 June 1913 – 12 July 1981) was a British aristocrat and socialite. She had three husbands: Lord O'Neill, Lord Rothermere and Ian Fleming.
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Early life
Anne Geraldine Mary Charteris was born in Westminster, London, on 19 June 1913. She was the eldest daughter of Frances Lucy Tennant (1887–1925) and Capt. Hon. Guy Lawrence Charteris (1886–1967). Her sister was Laura Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and her brother was the novelist Hugo Charteris.
Her paternal grandparents were Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and Mary Constance Wyndham, who had her own hedonistic past, having been one of The Souls. Her maternal grandparents were Francis John "Frank" Tennant (a son of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet) and Annie Geraldine (née Redmayne) Tennant. Her maternal aunt, Kathleen Tennant, was the wife of John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland.
She was educated by governesses after an unsuccessful term at Cheltenham Ladies' College. She had a good understanding of literature but her future was to be a debutante.