Clare and Charlie are those special people who dance in your lives adding interest and colour. They arrived in the Soller Valley around twenty years ago and added this place to their ‘significant memory box’. Clare’s friend (from the age of 8 weeks old) made a big family move to the Soller Valley which brought her and boyfriend Charlie for a visit. They had never been to Mallorca before. They were blown away at the world they arrived to. At that time any mention of Mallorca back in the trendy London world they inhabited, was met with scorn. These days any similar conversations are met with envy…
Clare and Charlie pursued their media careers in London and visited Mallorca as often as they could. They watched the family lives of their relocated friends and loved the vibe and evidence of what a great life this was for family living. On one visit Charlie was making very serious plans which included an engagement ring. It was in Mallorca that he ‘popped the question’.
Clare and Charlie married and are now the parents of two great boys, Archie and Stanley. The whole family love their regular Easter trips to Mallorca as a step off their exciting London pavements.
Our Clare (Mottershead) is a Commissioning Editor in the BBC Popular Factual and Factual Entertainment Department. She’s also the current Commissioning Editor for BBC One’s Sunday night heritage brands Countryfile and The Antiques Road Show. A full career has led her to the doors of the BBC.
Charlie Macdonald, husband of the lovely Clare, is Ramsey Macdonald’s great grandson. The political history of one of the fathers of the labour party is his family’s gene legacy. Socialism runs deep in the genes.
Charlie is an ‘artist in a garret’, at least that is how he sees himself. Not for him the BBC and the halls of the elite. He sits alone in an office with a computer screen, earning his BAFTA nominations. Charlie is a film editor and is a highly skilled film industry professional.
Clare and Charlie have fascinating lives and know that there are different versions of ‘fascinating’. When they come to Mallorca and live the outdoor life and smell the orange blossom, they know they are fortunate to have choice and opportunity to be Humans of Mallorca.
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In 2024 Clare is to be found in Orchard Studios, the new production company founded by former Amazon Studios U.K. exec Dan Grabiner. He hired Clare as one of the trio of heavyweight execs to round out his new senior creative team.
