The Duchess of Rutland has opened up about the difficulties she faced when first moving into her stately home and joining high society after growing up on a farm where the ‘pennies were all collected very carefully’. Mother-of-five Emma Manners, 57, a church warden’s daughter, moved into Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, in June 1992 after … Read more
How the other half do Christmas! Stunning flower displays and a tree topped with an artificial PEACOCK… inside Belvoir Castle as it opens its doors to visitors during festive period The Duke and Duchess of Rutland have transformed the stunning Belvoir Castle The 15ft Christmas tree in the Regent’s Gallery has an artificial peacock on … Read more
The Queen’s moving home! Grade I-listed Belvoir Castle has lost its starring role in Netflix series The Crown in a row over money By Jo Macfarlane and Amy Oliver for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:54 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 5 September 2020 It has already lost £2.5 million after being … Read more
The Duchess of Rutland has unveiled new socially distanced camping pitches at The Crown’s Belvoir Castle as she prepares for the site’s Concert at the Castle weekend. Emma, 56, who is often recognised as one of the most business-minded aristocrats, announced earlier this month that the castle would host socially distanced concerts on 29 and … Read more
Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor lost his job and home after false allegations of sexual abuse were made against him. Now, five years on, I can reveal that he has moved back into his former home on the Belvoir Castle estate owned by the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. Proctor resigned as the Duke’s £40,500-a-year … Read more
They are used to running their sprawling estates with the help of dozens of members of staff. But the Duchess of Rutland, of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, and Lady Carnarvon, of Highclere Castle, the ‘real Downton Abbey’, in Berkshire, have been forced to streamline their operations to keep their businesses going – and staff safe – … Read more
The coronavirus lockdown has led to all sorts of unusual living arrangements, but perhaps there none is more unconventional than that of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland. The former couple are in isolation with their five children at the family seat of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, despite having divorced eight years ago. David Manners, 60, … Read more