Jane Andrews

Jane Dawn Elizabeth Andrews (born 1 April 1967) is an English former royal dresser for Sarah, Duchess of York, who was imprisoned in 2001 for murdering her lover, and released from prison in 2015. Early life Andrews was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her father worked as a joiner and her mother as a social worker. As a child, Andrews was promising and intelligent, excelling in grammar school. But because of the family's debt, they moved to a small townhouse in the nearby seaport town of Grimsby, where she attended Hereford Secondary School. Throughout her teenage years, Andrews struggled with various psychological problems including depression, panic attacks, and an eating disorder. At the age of 15, she attempted suicide by overdose after her mother discovered her truancy. Two years later, at age 17, she became pregnant and had an abortion, which she later stated was a traumatising experience. Andrews enrolled in a fashion course at the Grimsby College of Art, and afterward took a job designing children's clothes at Marks & Spencer. At age 21, she answered an anonymous advertisement in The Lady magazine for a personal dresser. Six months later, she was interviewed by Sarah, Duchess of York; four days after that, Andrews began working for the Duchess at Buckingham Palace. With a salary of £18,000 (equivalent to £ in ), she lived a relatively opulent lifestyle and was able to purchase a new flat in Battersea Park. The occupation brought Andrews a higher status and a new circle of friends; she was reportedly involved with several men whom she met through her work.