EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He never sought the spotlight yet, thanks to his unflinching stoicism and self-restraint - displayed each year at Wimbledon - became known to millions.
He never sought the spotlight yet, thanks to his unflinching stoicism and self-restraint – displayed each year at Wimbledon – became known to millions, while his loyalty and discretion endeared him to the Prince and Princess of Wales, and, particularly, to Catherine's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton .
Turning out for the England over-60 side, he earned himself 'a certain reputation', as one reporter put it, noting that, when he put his shin-pads on, he was 'more hard-man than hen-man'. The combination of affability and discretion was shared by his wife Jane, ensuring that the couple's advice about how to contend with unsought publicity was immensely valued by the Middleton family – neighbours in Berkshire of Jane's brother, horse trainer Tim Billington, who died in 2020.
'I had a sponsorship contract with a big online poker firm, and I wore their logo on my shirt. They then launched an online casino and I quit because, for me, there's a very important distinction between poker, which is a skill game. I'd advise people with every fibre of my being, 'Do not play roulette, or dice, or fruit machines'. These are massive odds stacked against you.
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