Who was Honor Uloth? 19-year-old Guinness heiress' organs save lives after she died in tragic pool accident
Honor Miranda Uloth, the “darling angel” of the aristocratic Guinness family who met with a tragic end after a swimming pool accident is now saving lives. Her family, which is “utterly devasted”, revealed on November 12 that Uloth’s organs have saved lives.
Who was Honor Uloth and how did she die?
The 19-year-old Honor was the daughter of Rupert Uloth, a former deputy editor of Country Life magazine and Lady Louisa Jane Guinness, daughter of Benjamin Guinness. She was the oldest of three children.
On July 31, four families had gathered at a £3.5million ($4.6M) mansion overlooking the Chichester Harbour in Sussex for a barbeque. According to Daily Mail, Honor was not drinking alcohol and was soaking in the hot tub attached to the pool, with two of her friends. She is said to have gone for a swim around 11 pm.
A while later, she was spotted unconscious by her 15-year-old brother Rufus, who dived in to help her. Crawley Coroner’s officer Geoff Charnock said, “Altogether there were 19 people present at the barbecue consisting of four families. These families have all known each other for many years and have had many gatherings and barbecues together.”
“During the course of the evening there was music playing and everyone was enjoying themselves in the warm weather. The other two young ladies remained in the hot tub and they were looking out onto the harbor with their backs to the pool and did not see where Honor went,” he added.
After pulling Honor out of the pool, her brother alerted paramedics while the adults tried to revive her with CPR. She was rushed to the hospital while still alive and treated at St Thomas in London where she took her last breath on August 6. She was said to have suffered a broken shoulder and brain injuries. Her death was concluded as an accident by Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield following an investigation.
Honor's family has revealed that the teenager always wished for her organs to be donated in case of her passing. “She always made it clear that if anything happened to her, she would like her organs to be donated to those in need. The doctors say that, with the matches they have found, it looks like she is going to help save four lives and seriously enhance 10 more,” her family said in a statement.
They added, “We have lost a daughter and sister who brought untold light and joy into our lives. She was so full of fun, laughter, kindness and adventure. She had this knack of bringing people together and making them feel good.” Her father told Daily Mail, “Honor was a diamond girl with a heart of gold whose ability to shine and bring lightness and joy was her life signature.”
The Guinness family is said to have been involved in many such tragedies, one of it including Lady Henrietta Guinness, who is said to have jumped off a bridge in Italy in 1978 and another involving four-year-old Peter Guinness who died in a car crash, the same year. Meanwhile, the founder of the brewery, Arthur Guinness, who was also the richest man in Ireland, fathered 21 children but ended up losing 10 before his own demise.