Six years after I revealed that the Duke of Beaufort had exchanged vows with journalist Georgia Powell in front of a handful of guests at St Michael and All Angels, he will return to the church on his 52,000-acre Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire for an infinitely more experience sad. ceremony.
The Duke’s younger brother, Lord Edward Somerset, died aged 66.
A service of thanksgiving will be held at St Michael and All Angels before Christmas.
Yesterday, a family spokesman described Lord Edward as “loved” and said he had died “peacefully at home” earlier this month. But rock musician Duke (‘Bunter’ to his friends), 72, refuses to comment.
His reluctance is, perhaps, understandable. Lord Edward, known as Eddie, who had drink and drug problems, was sentenced to two years in prison in 2014 for punching, kicking and scratching his wife Caroline over a 22-year period at their Badminton Estate home.
It was an embarrassing decline for Eddie, who had become friends with Sir Mick Jagger while running an art gallery in New York.
He and Caroline attended the Rolling Stones singer’s lavish 50th birthday party in London. The couple, who had two children, separated but Lord Edward’s long-term girlfriend Chloe Banks supported him during his prison sentence. He even posted a message on Facebook urging his friends to commemorate his birthday.
However, just six months after his release, having served only seven months of his sentence, he mercilessly abandoned her.
Lord Edward, who was educated at the £57,000-a-year Millfield boarding school, was said to have split from the blonde divorcee after deciding he needed to concentrate on fixing things with his own family. Chloe was reportedly devastated.
Lord Edward Somerset with his wife Lady Caroline Somerset
Duke of Beaufort and his wife Georgia Powel on day 100 of the Gold Cup race at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival
Pictured: Grade I listed Badminton House, which was the main seat of the Dukes of Beaufort from the 17th century.
Strictly’s Emma is crazy about Carlos’s ballet
Emma Weymouth found fame performing waltzes and tangos on Strictly Come Dancing, but her heart is in ballet.
And this week the Marchioness of Bath (to give Emma, 38, her appropriate title) could be found flirting with former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta, 51, at the gala performance of Nutcracker In Havana, their touring production, at the Southbank Center in London. . “I am a very good friend of Carlos and his family, and I am very excited about his new program,” she tells me. “I love dancing and watching incredibly talented people.”
Emma, who lives at Longleat House in Wiltshire with her husband Ceawlin, the Marquess of Bath, 50, and their children, likes taking lessons from people who are at the top of their game. This year, she convinced tennis star Serena Williams to be her instructor during training.
Emma Weymouth (left) found fame performing waltzes and tangos on Strictly Come Dancing
Denim rules the royal wardrobe
Fashion designer Donna Ida, whose jeans have been worn by the Princess of Wales, has given insight into Catherine’s devotion to denim.
‘She is a young mother and will want to play with the children; “You don’t want to wear a dress every day,” the Australian tells me at the Restaurant Association awards gala dinner in London. ‘She’s like us. He dresses very well at all the events he attends, but at home he will want to be in jeans and a nice sweater.
“Her little boy, Louis, is cheeky, so he won’t be sitting there saying, ‘Mom, can I help you?'” She’ll run after him, so jeans are a good option for her.
Fashion designer Donna Ida, whose jeans have been worn by the Princess of Wales, has given insight into Catherine’s devotion to denim.
‘I Got Fired’: Brian Cox on Fantasy Film Failure
Best known as the gruff, expletive-spewing Logan Roy in the hit TV drama Succession, Brian Cox was once cast as the voice of the majestic lion Aslan in a film adaptation of CS Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. “They fired me,” he admits. “I’m not vain, but I think I know how to talk.”
The role ultimately went to Liam Neeson.
Cox, 78, explains: “The problem was that the director wanted it to be quiet and the sound engineer wanted it to be much more dynamic and bigger. I could see what was happening and, of course, from the point of view of the actor, I deliver; how you distort it is your business. So it was difficult. But they paid me and that was the main thing.”
Brian Cox is best known for swearing in the hit television drama Succession.
The eponymous lawyer discovers that he is next in the line of fire
Fellow Conservative Lord (David) Wolfson, a lawyer, reveals that he is sometimes confused with the other Lord (Simon) Wolfson, who is the chief executive of fashion chain Next.
The situation is complicated with parliamentary emails, because on standard computer keyboards the letters S and D are next to each other.
“He (Next’s Wolfson) often gets emails asking for advice on legal issues,” says Wolfson KC, “and I get emails complaining that his pants don’t fit.”
Lord Simon Wolfson (pictured) is the fashion chain’s chief executive.
Torrent letters in parents’ bid to secure a place at Eton College
Consider Sir Nicholas Coleridge, who became chancellor of Eton College (equivalent to the chairman of governors at other schools) earlier this year.
“I find myself receiving a flood of letters and emails from friends of friends, hinting that they hope I can help them get a place for their children or grandchildren,” says Sir Nicholas, former king of the fashion magazine world.
“There is a rigorous admissions system here, administered with integrity, and it is uncomfortable when the candidate has not caught the attention of the recruiter.”
Sir Nicholas Coleridge became chancellor of Eton College, equivalent to the chairman of governors at other schools, earlier this year.
“Of course I talk to trees,” says the Bridgerton actress
King Charles once memorably remarked, “I talk happily to the plants and trees and listen to them.” “I think it’s absolutely crucial.”
And her example is followed by the queen of cinema Adjoa Andoh.
Adjoa Andoh, 61, plays Lady Danbury in Bridgerton
“Of course I talk to trees,” says the actress, 61, who plays Lady Danbury in Bridgerton.
‘There is something so ancient and intimate about them.
“They’ve seen it all.”
Speaking at a party to celebrate the Big Give 2024 Christmas Challenge, which raised a record £44.7 million in one week, he tells me: “Sitting under a tree with dappled sunlight is my favorite place.”