An aristocrat has accused his estranged wife of falsely claiming she was five years younger than she was – and costing him a larger family as a result. Charles Villiers, 58, who is related to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, filed for divorce from his wife Emma Villiers, 62, in Scotland in 2014. The long-running dispute, … Read more
A party-loving aristocrat has revealed he is set to rewild his 750-year-old family seat and ‘allow nature to flourish’ – despite local farmers urging him to use it for crops instead. Anselm Guise, the son of the baronet of Highnam, was labelled the hedonistic heir after dismissing his father’s plan of following him in a … Read more
An eccentric gun-toting aristocrat has put his 13-bedroom 2,000 acre Somerset country home up for rent for £20,000 a month. Sir Benjamin Slade, 74, has put 600-year-old Maunsel House, where Geoffrey Chaucer wrote part of The Canterbury Tales, up for rent – after putting it on the market last April for £2.2million and finding no … Read more
Aristocrat and interior designer to the royal family are locked in bitter court battle over refurbishment of £11.5million mansion in London’s upmarket Notting Hill Lord James Russell claims contractors botched £4 million revamp of their home The Russells argue in court papers the project went over budget by £1 million Lucinda Sanford Ltd blames extra … Read more
Aristocrat and friend of the Queen, 65, is saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by a herd of cows while walking with his wife and dog near his country estate Francis Dymoke, 65, was walking in Louth near estate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire He, his wife and dog were charged by cows … Read more