ANDRÉE GRIOTTERAY WHITE
Born August 29th 1920; died December 13th, 2016
Born August 29th 1920; died December 13th, 2016
Andrée after the war
Following her marriage to R.A.F officer Frank White in 1947, Andrée moved to London where she and Frank started a family. Andrée stayed at home to raise their two children while Frank developed, the business he started in 1933 storing and transporting fine art around the world.
After Frank’s premature death in 1966 Andrée decided to step into the breach at Gander & White, her husband’s company. Few women held managerial roles at the time and Andrée was left alone to work in a man's world. Unfazed by the challenge, she thrived at the head of the business.
Described by her son and daughter as "The Merry Widow," she travelled extensively around the world on business as well as for pleasure.
In the 1980's Andrée began to help her brother Alain with his electoral campaign as he fought to regain his seat in the French parliament which he won in 1986. He subsequently also became mayor of Charenton-le-Pont.
After Frank’s premature death in 1966 Andrée decided to step into the breach at Gander & White, her husband’s company. Few women held managerial roles at the time and Andrée was left alone to work in a man's world. Unfazed by the challenge, she thrived at the head of the business.
Described by her son and daughter as "The Merry Widow," she travelled extensively around the world on business as well as for pleasure.
In the 1980's Andrée began to help her brother Alain with his electoral campaign as he fought to regain his seat in the French parliament which he won in 1986. He subsequently also became mayor of Charenton-le-Pont.
Andrée and her future husband, Frank White, on the Promenade des anglais, Nice.
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Andrée and Alain with Jacques Chirac President 1995-2007 and Pierre Messmer Prime Minister 1972-1974 at the unveiling by HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, of a memorial to Charles De Gaulle in Carlton House Terrace, London
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Alain and Andrée, after Andrée had been given the Légion d'honneur by President François Mitterand: 8th May, 1985.
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