Catherine P. Saxton

Catherine P. Saxton (born 5 July 1941 in England, died July 9, 2018 in Palm Springs) was a public relations and special events executive who worked with public figures in the United States.
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Saxton was born in England and moved to the United States intending to get married. Paris Hilton, the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and The Plaza hotel. She has also spoken about people she did not represent including Howard Stern, Brooke Astor, and Anand Jon. She told an interviewer that her proudest accomplishment was the New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the behest of Ed Koch. Saxton's father was killed in war which is her impetus for supporting veteran's projects. In 2006, Saxton talked about how she aimed to engage a younger audience during the 23rd anniversary celebration for the The New York Pops.
Saxton was an active participant in the social scene in New York city. She was a regular at Elaine's, the restaurant run by Elaine Kaufmanand spoke about social climbers in the New York Times in 2006. In 2002, Saxton's interactions with Nydia Neubauer, the socialite who was ultimately convicted of fraud, were in the New York Times. and what clothing is appropriate at high society galas. Her 2011 tips about attending a royal wedding was published in the tabloid New York Post. On the Oprah Winfrey show, Saxton's work with a contestant on the show Faking It was noted. While she lived in New York she had the advantage of living in a rent-controlled six-room duplex on the the Upper East Side, which she stated allowed her to run a business in New York by keeping her rent (in 1992) to $650 per month.
Saxton moved to Palm Beach where she died in 2018.
Saxton appears multiple times In Ben Widdicombe's 2021 book Gatecrasher.<ref name=":2" />

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