Lucy Margaret Mary Birley (née Helmore; 18 September 1959 – 23 July 2018) was a British model, photographer, and socialite.
Early life
Birley was born in Shropshire and raised in Kensington She was the daughter of Mary (née Hull) and Patrick Helmore, an underwriter at the Lloyd's of London insurance corporation. Her brother is Edward Helmore, a journalist for The Guardian and The Observer.
She attended Woldingham School and began fox-hunting at the age of twelve.
Death
She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 23 July 2018, aged 58, while on holiday in County Clare, Ireland, following what was described by her brother Ed Helmore as "a long battle with depression".