India Hicks: Born Into History, Living Between Worlds

Hidden Heritage

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Society & Culture, History, Arts

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode of Violet Manners in Hidden Heritage, Violet is joined by designer, writer and entrepreneur India Hicks - a woman born into history who chose to build her life somewhere entirely her own. The daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks and the legendary designer David Hicks, India grew up at the intersection of royal history and radical interior design. Her mother stood at the heart of 20th-century royal life. Her father reshaped the visual language of Britain’s great houses. And yet India chose Harbour Island in the Bahamas. In this conversation, India reflects on: Growing up between tradition and reinvention Who Lady Pamela truly was behind closed doors The influence of Lord Mountbatten Her father’s creative audacity Recording the podcast conversations that brought her mother’s voice to a global audience Life in the Caribbean beyond the postcard image Her work with The King’s Trust Marriage later in life Reinvention, resilience and legacy A conversation about identity, inheritance and choosing your own horizon. 📖 India’s books: India Hicks: Island Style – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0847841957 India Hicks: Island Life – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/084784851X Luxe Tours: https://www.heritagexplore.com/luxe/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.9	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.1	Stream now.
0:20.3	Project Hail Mary is an extraordinary cinematic experience. You're a great scientist, Dr. Grace. The world is counting on you. Starring Ryan Gosling. So I met an alien. Two worlds, one impossible mission. We're going to save the stars. Project Hail Mary. Amaze, amaze, amaze. See it first, March 14th and 15th in Cinemas Everywhere, March 19th.
0:40.1	Hi, I'm Violet and welcome back to Violus and Hidden Heritage.
0:44.3	This is a series of conversations about life, identity, inheritance and the pull of heritage.
0:49.9	Not simply the houses themselves, but the people that have shaped them, inside and out,
0:55.0	and those who choose to shape something entirely new. My guests have come to heritage from
0:59.7	every angle. Some grew up at the centre of history, some inherited a legacy they never asked
1:05.2	for, some have devoted their lives to keeping places alive, and some have walked away to
1:10.5	build something entirely new.
1:12.8	And today's guest has kind of done all of these things.
1:16.3	India Hicks is a celebrated philanthropist, designer, writer, mother of five children and wife of David Flintwood.
1:24.4	India lives between Harbour Island, and has done for the last 30 years, and England,
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