Miriam González Durántez 2013 González Durántez has been the honorary president of Canning House in London, the home of the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Council. González Durántez was also on the Board of Directors of Acciona, S.A. between June 2010 and July 2014. González published her first cookbook, "Made In Spain: Recipes and stories from my country and beyond" in 2016. González is the chair of British charity Inspiring-Girls. González Durántez dated the British politician Nick Clegg for several years in Brussels before they got married in 2000. The couple have three sons. She insisted on giving their children Spanish names if they were
Miriam Batten Miriam Batten Miriam Batten (born 4 November 1964) is a British rower. She won silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the quadruple scull with her younger sister Guin Batten and gold at the 1998 World Rowing Championships in the double scull with Gillian Lindsay. On 3 June 2012, Miriam was amongst the rowers (with her sister, Guin) on the Gloriana (barge) at the start of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Miriam was a member of the Southampton University Boat Club whilst she studied at the University of Southampton. She is married to David Luke, who works as a physical