Clayton Howard

Clayton Howard (8 July 1934 – 24 October 2017) was a British make-up artist.

He was born Francis Herbert Fish on 8 July 1934, in a working-class family in Liverpool, the son of James Fish and Ada Fish née Atkinson.[1] He would later take the surname of his mother's second husband, Albert Clayton.[1]

Aged 21, he moved to London, worked as a window display manager, and became Clayton Howard.[1] He worked in the evenings with his friend Maxine Grew as a dance duo – he designed the costumes, and she made them.[1]

In the early 1960s, he trained with Max Factor as a make-up artist, and went on to have clients including Lauren Bacall, Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Princess Michael of Kent.[1]

In November 1980, Howard did the make-up for Lady Diana Spencer (and John Frieda did her hair) for the official portrait that was to appear alongside news of her engagement to Prince Charles.[1][2][3] He went on to mentor Diana in how to use make-up, and in 1992 published Look Like a Princess.[1]