The richest man in Britain - and by far the nastiest. Not Hugh, the Duke of Westminster, who marries in grand style at Chester Cathedral next month - but his great-uncle Bendor.
Not Hugh, the 7th Duke of Westminster - who marries in grand style at Chester Cathedral next month - but his great-uncle Bendor, the 2nd duke.
The distraught Earl, who had been a key part of King George V's inner circle, was driven to the brink of suicide. Bendor's great-nephew Hugh, godson of King Charles and besties with Prince William, is a million miles from his ancestor in every possible way. Bendor was deeply jealous of Beauchamp's closeness to the throne in his roles as Knight of the Garter and Lord Steward of the Household.
Earl Beauchamp became the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh's character Lord Marchmain in his celebrated novel Brideshead Revisited. Above: Anthony Andrews, Laurence Olivier and Jeremy Irons as Lord Sebastian Flyte, Lord Marchmain and Charles Ryder in the 1981 TV adapation of Waugh's novel 'He was a man who enjoyed hiding diamonds under the pillows of his mistresses, and there were many, many mistresses,' recalled one biographer.
'Despite all his marriages, he sired only one male heir – Edward, Earl Grosvenor,' wrote biographer Jane Mulvagh.
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