Charles was grief-stricken by his death, and reportedly relied heavily on Camilla Parker Bowles (as she was now known) for solace. January 10 2018 An inquest hears Lady Lucan died from respiratory failure caused by barbiturates and alcohol poisoning. [66] A source close to Parker Bowles confirmed that by 1980 they had indeed rekindled as lovers. William Shand Kydd, businessman, jockey and racehorse owner: born 12 May 1937; married Christina Duncan 1963 (two children); died 27 December 2014. [147] In May 2012, the couple undertook a four-day trip to Canada as part of the jubilee celebrations. "Ninety per cent of what she did recount about it had no other source of corroboration. This meeting was seen as an apparent seal of approval by the Queen on Parker Bowles's relationship with Prince Charles. From the marriage until her husband's accession in 2022, she was known as the Duchess of Cornwall. [100], The marriage was to have been on 8 April 2005, in a civil ceremony at Windsor Castle, with a subsequent religious service of blessing[101] at St George's Chapel. November 1963 Richard John Bingham, soon to be the 7th Earl of Lucan, marries Veronica Duncan at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, in London's South Kensington. [261] In 2021, upon the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles inherited his father's titles,[262] and Camilla thus became Duchess of Edinburgh. It is understood he also tried to telephone him, but Shand Kydd's bedside phone had been switched off "and when the girl answered the phone downstairs she thought I wasn't in." Instead the 80-year-old left her entire estate. Lady Lucan, 79, is estranged from her daughters Frances, 52, and Camilla, 47, and son George, 50, as well as her sister Christina Shand Kydd (who was distantly related, by marriage, to Princess Diana). Camilla and Charles were romantically involved periodically both before and during each of their first marriages. Meanwhile various supposed sightings of him have been reported, including in Australia and France. Through Anne Lennox, her bloodline is descended from the House of Stuart and House of Bourbon. [185] In March 2022, as President of the Royal Voluntary Service, Camilla launched the organisation's Platinum Champions Awards to honour 70 volunteers nominated by the public for their efforts in improving lives in their communities. [284] Sophia was the wife of William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, and their son was George Keppel (maternal great-grandfather of Camilla). "The custody proceedings brought out the worst in my husband and I believe he was encouraged to pursue the course he did in those proceedings by others to such an extent that he became paranoid," she wrote in the newly unearthed letters. The Shands had position and they had helphelp in the house, help in the garden, help with children. [127], Camilla's first solo engagement as Duchess of Cornwall was a visit to Southampton General Hospital;[128] she attended the Trooping the Colour for the first time in June 2005, making her appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace afterwards. Camilla, as a little girl, may have had some personality traits of George, the tomboy girl among the Famous Five, but Enid Blyton's children were essentially middle-class children and the Shands, without question, belonged to the upper class. An Englishman in New Zealand called Roger Woodgate, who lived in a Land Rover with a goat called Camilla, was accused of being Lucan in 2007. [255][256] She is said to prefer "signature tea and shirt dress styles" and favours "tones of nude, white and navy" and "round necklines". They were alerted after she had not. "Some, though, were obviously quite conflicted, feeling that it was a deeply unhappy marriage between two people who should never have been together that turned into a battleground, tragically with the nanny as collateral damage.". Their marriage ended in divorce in 1996. [150] In 2013, the couple went on a tour to Jordan, meeting with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. [130] Afterward Camilla and Charles visited New Orleans to see the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and met some of the residents whose lives were changed drastically by the hurricane. Following her divorce from Viscount Althorp in 1969, and Diana's death in 1997, Shand Kydd devoted the final years of her life to Catholic charity work. His wife never doubted she had become a widow, imagining he most likely boarded a cross-channel ferry straight after the killing, and jumped into the water exactly where he knew the propellers would leave no trace of his body. November 7 1974 The Lucans' nanny, 29-year-old Sandra Rivett, is bludgeoned to death with a bandaged lead pipe in the dark of the basement kitchen of the Belgravia home while Lady Lucan is upstairs. "I am portrayed as a bitch, a neurotic woman suffering from a degree of mental illness since the age of eight, and a calculating person pursuing my own selfish motives," she writes in a letter instructing her solicitor to begin libel proceedings against the publishers of a 1976 article based, she believed, on off-the-record briefings from his friends to the American journal The New Review. In 2005, she stated, "With hindsight, you can say that Charles should have married Camilla when he first had the chance. [16] Aged 16, she travelled to attend the Mon Fertile finishing school in Tolochenaz, Switzerland. [a] She became queen consort on 8 September 2022 when her husband became king upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II.[1]. She lost custody of all the children in 1982. Lord Lucan, suspected of murder 40 years ago, declared dead, Two youths arrested, charged with murder in relation to fatal Auckland assault, The basement office at the centre of a charity boss's downfall, Be warned: mistakes on census forms can't be corrected or updated, 'We can be proud': Crusaders wanted to win for grieving Scott Robertson, Owner denies boarded up caf closed because of wage arrears: Vows to re-open, British aristocrat and Florida convict who ran away together are charged in baby's death, Once-popular pit stop cafe halfway between Nelson and Christchurch mysteriously abandoned, Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: March 4, 2023, Ardie Savea set to face further scrutiny over throat-slitting gesture. [237] In May 2022, she became patron of Book Aid International, a role previously held by Prince Philip from 1966 until his death in 2021. [121], On 9 April 2012, the seventh wedding anniversary of the Duchess and the Prince of Wales, the Queen appointed the Duchess to the Royal Victorian Order. [207][212] The same year, the Duchess travelled to Northern Ireland and opened The Rowan, a sexual assault and referral centre at Antrim Area Hospital[213] which was the first centre to provide help and comfort to rape and sexual abuse victims in Northern Ireland. She became patron of the charity in 1997 and was appointed president in 2001 in a highly publicised event, accompanied by the Prince of Wales. [59] Other sources suggest Shand did not want to marry Charles but instead Andrew Parker Bowles, having had an on-and-off relationship with him since the late 1960s[60]or that Charles had decided he would not marry until he was 30. [15] One of the teachers at the school, the writer Penelope Fitzgerald, who taught French, remembered Shand as "bright and lively". She was the Countess of Lucan, who had fled from her home at number 46, leaving behind her three children. Her maternal grandmother also died from the disease in 1986. They were there at her sparsely attended funeral. Lord Lucan then wrote two letters, both addressed to Bill Shand Kydd at his home in Bayswater. In addition to the United Kingdom, the King's fourteen other realms are: "Major A.H. Parker Bowles and Miss C.R. She was the maternal grandmother of William, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, respectively first and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne. "[120] In 2011, Camilla and Charles were named as individuals whose confidential information was reportedly targeted or actually acquired in conjunction with the news media phone hacking scandal. [238] In July 2022 and ahead of her 75th birthday, Camilla launched her Birthday Books Project with the aim of providing wellbeing and happiness-themed mini libraries at 75 primary schools from disadvantaged areas in the UK. The international conference which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together worldwide public figures to focus on osteoporosis treatment and called for government assistance around the world. [41] Both children were brought up in their father's Roman Catholic faith, particularly during the lifetime of their paternal grandmother Ann Parker Bowles; Camilla remained an Anglican and did not convert to Roman Catholicism. He once claimed that he was deterred from writing an autobiography by the thought of all the husbands who would be after him. She married Brigadier Andrew Henry PARKER-BOWLES (b. Shand Kydd and his wife Christina had introduced Christina's sister Veronica to Lord Lucan and the couple married; he was a trusted friend of Lucan. [110], After becoming Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla automatically acquired rank as the second highest woman in the British order of precedence (after Queen Elizabeth II), and as typically fifth or sixth in the orders of precedence of her other realms, following the Queen, the relevant viceroy, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Prince of Wales. [50][51] Instead, they first met at the home of their friend Luca Santa Cruz, who formally introduced them. After moving from home, she shared a small flat in Kensington with her friend Jane Wyndham, niece of decorator Nancy Lancaster. 27 3 Sue Kelly Self Employed Author has 1.1K answers and 5.4M answer views 11 mo Related "The article reads as though I had committed some crime rather than my husband.". He left the business soon after to become a property developer, invest in start-up companies and farm his Buckinghamshire estate. [88] Although Parker Bowles maintained her residence, Ray Mill House, which she purchased in 1995, near Lacock in Wiltshire,[89] she then moved into Clarence House, Charles's household and official residence since 2003. [75][76] The book and tape immediately damaged Charles's public image,[77] and the media vilified Parker Bowles. [81] Charles was aware that the relationship was receiving a lot of negative publicity, and appointed Mark Bollandwhom he had employed in 1995 to refurbish his own imageto enhance Parker Bowles's public profile. "I've always liked new challenges and doing things I'm told are impossible," he said. [200] The same year, King's College London awarded her an honorary fellowship for raising the profile of osteoporosis. The event was organised by the International Osteoporosis Foundation and hosted by Queen Rania of Jordan and during it, she made her first public speech. She often visits schools, libraries and children organisations to read to young children. [258] The shoot took place at Clarence House, and the outfits were chosen from her own wardrobe. [3][56], There have been different explanations for why the relationship ended. On 7 November 1974 the Lucans' nanny. [279], She is descended from Dutch emigrant Arnold Joost van Keppel, who was created Earl of Albemarle by King William III of England in 1696,[280] through her maternal great-great-grandfather William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle. [244] In 2015, Camilla worked with department store Fortnum & Mason to sell 250 jars of honey produced by bees in her private garden in Wiltshire; the jars, priced at 20, sold out in two weeks[245] and the proceeds were donated to the Medical Detection Dogs charity, of which she is patron. [9] Her mother Rosalind was a charity worker[10] who volunteered at the Chailey Heritage Foundation (which helps young children with disabilities) in the 1960s and 1970s located at North Chailey, East Sussex, while her father had various business interests after retiring from the army. (Hint: It's Something Everyone Has Done Once! Shand Kydd joined the family wallpaper and Polyfilla business, while setting up homes in Chester Terrace, by Regent's Park, and a renovated farmhouse near Leighton Buzzard. [253], Camilla topped Richard Blackwell's list of "Ten Worst-Dressed Women" in 1994, and her name appeared on it again in 1995, 2001 and 2006. [28] Other interests were fishing, horticulture and gardening. The Duchess made her inaugural overseas tour in November 2005,[129] when she visited the United States,[129] and met President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the White House. What the letters reveal most powerfully, though, is her undying sense of injustice at being, in her terms, shunned and even scapegoated for his crimes. [191], In 2006, Camilla launched the Big Bone walk campaign, leading 90 children and people with osteoporosis for a 10-mile walk and climb around Loch Muick at the Balmoral Estate in Scotland to raise money for the charity. [78] In 1994, Charles finally spoke about his relationship with Parker Bowles in Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role with Jonathan Dimbleby. [159] In March 2021, the couple went on their first official foreign visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and visited Greece at the invitation of the Greek government to celebrate the bicentennial of Greek independence. [3][c] She grew up in The Laines[4]an 18th-century country house in Plumpton, East Sussex[5]and a three-storey house in South Kensington, her family's second home. She will continue to be a friend for a very long time. [236] In January 2022, she joined members of the Reading Room initiative to promote planting books in phonebox libraries around the UK. [188] In 2002, she launched a mini book, A Skeleton Guide to a Healthy You, Vitamins and Minerals which aims to help women protect themselves from the disease. [165], Following the accession, the Queen Consort announced that she was replacing the traditional role of lady-in-waiting with a more modern, less formal role of Queen's companions. The Shand Kydds were originally a Scottish family and became very wealthy through a wallpaper manufacturing company. "Girlfriends came in droves to the hospital," he said. Afterwards, a reception was held by the Queen for the newlyweds at Windsor Castle. His name was Peter Shand Kydd. There is no evidence of any connection between Camilla Parker Bowles and Princess Diana's mother, Frances Shand Kydd. Through Sophia, Camilla is descended from 17th-century French colonists Zacharie Cloutier and Jean Guyon, who founded some of the principal families of Quebec City. Lady Camilla is the daughter of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, and his wife Veronica Mary Duncan (1937-2017).Her father disappeared in November 1974 after the murder of the family nanny Sandra Rivett. [22] Virginia was married to Shand's uncle Henry Cubitt from 1973 until 1979[23] (and in 2005 became a special aide to Camilla and Prince Charles). In the documentary, she told how he tried to have her institutionalised, hid her possessions in an effort to convince her she was losing her mind (known today as "gas-lighting"), and beat her on the bare bottom to drive out "the madness" in her before sex. [211], In 2013, Camilla held a meeting at Clarence House which brought together rape victims and rape support groups. [114] To spend time alone with her children and grandchildren, Camilla still maintains her home Ray Mill House, in which she resided from 1995 to 2003. I did stay in bed rather too long.". [b] In 2005, Camilla married Charles in the Windsor Guildhall, which was followed by a televised Anglican blessing at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. by Laura Thompson. To his brother-in-law Bill Shand Kydd, he wrote: "The . Please agree reserves with Tom Craig. Lady Lucan, 79, is estranged from her daughters Frances, 52, and Camilla, 47, and son George, 50, as well as her sister Christina Shand Kydd (who was distantly related, by marriage, to. "And, when in her later years, she began to feel the story was drifting away from her, and other explanations were being offered, she set out once more to reclaim it. [163] On 10 September 2022, she attended the Accession Council where Charles III was formally proclaimed king, where she served as a witness together with her stepson Prince William. The estrangement of Lady Lucan from the 3 children she had with Lord Lucan, 2 daughters and a son, is as a direct result of these events. [35] Royal guests present at the ceremony and reception included Queen Elizabeth II's daughter Anne, the Queen's sister Margaret, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Robert Lacey wrote in his 2008 book Royal: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II that Charles met Shand too early, and he had not asked her to wait for him when he went overseas for military duties. [145] In November 2011, Camilla travelled with Charles to tour the Commonwealth and Arab States of the Persian Gulf. [208] In 2011, the Duchess opened the Oakwood Place Essex Sexual Assault Referral Centre at Brentwood Community Hospital in Essex. [54] They also became part of a set at Annabel's in Berkeley Square. (They were posted the following day. [268][269] In February 2023, Camilla's initiative the "Duchess of Cornwall's Reading Room" was relaunched as a charity and named the "Queen's Reading Room" without the word "consort" in the name. According to Charles's cousin and godmother Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, some palace courtiers at that time deemed Shand unsuitable as a prospective consort. Ever the optimist, he remained upbeat, saying, "I've joked my way through my life and my memories are very sustaining. [283] On her paternal side she is descended from James Shand, 1st Laird of Craigellie, whose father, also named James, held the office of Provost of Banff. In July of that year, Camilla's mother Rosalind had died from osteoporosis, and her father later described this as a "difficult time for her". At the time of his disappearance, her husband, a dashing former Coldstream Guardsman and merchant banker, had lost thousands in his new career as a professional gambler; her letters suggest that, far from her being the one who was unbalanced, it was Lord Lucan who had tipped into insanity in the battle between the couple over their children's future. [6] Her parents were British Army officer-turned-businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife The Hon. "[230], Camilla has been patron of the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition since 2014. They eventually did so in 1982, after their mother had a breakdown. She had spent her final years as a recluse. When it comes to great British aristocratic scandals and mysteries, it's hard to go past the tale of Lord Lucan. [27][52] They became close friends and eventually began a romantic relationship, which was well known within their social circle. and Law Life Policy. A condition of such a licence is that the licensed venue must be available for a period of one year to anyone wishing to be married there, and as the royal family did not wish to make Windsor Castle available to the public for civil marriages, the venue was changed to the town hall at Windsor Guildhall. According to Clarence House, the event was the first meeting of high-profile figures to focus exclusively on rape and sexual abuse subjects. I was lucky enough to have a father who was a fervent bibliophile and a brilliant storyteller too. [49] Though Shand and Charles belonged to the same social circle and occasionally attended the same events, they had not formally met. There is a sale coming up at Christies 27 Nov which will satisfy bank overdrafts. June 1975 At an inquest into Rivett's death, Lucan is named as her killer. [203] In 2019, the National Osteoporosis Society was renamed as the Royal Osteoporosis Society. [246] Since then, the Duchess sends a limited edition of honey every year to Fortnum & Mason, with proceeds donated to her other charities. It is difficult not to conclude that, even from beyond the grave, Lady Lucan is determined to have the last word on one of post-war Britain's most talked-about murders. Lady Lucan died aged 80 in 2017. [67] There are also claims by royal staff that it occurred earlier. [279] Other noble ancestors on her paternal side include George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal, William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton, and George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull. Her wedding dress was designed by British fashion house Bellville Sassoon,[35] and the bridesmaids included Parker Bowles's goddaughter Lady Emma Herbert. [252] In February 2023, she and Charles donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) which was helping victims of the 2023 TurkeySyria earthquake. [139], In March 2011, Camilla and Charles visited Portugal, Spain, and Morocco,[140] visiting the heads of state of each country. [225] In 2011, she attended the Hay Festival to support children literacy and while there, she donated books to the Oxfam bookshops. [68] Parker Bowles's husband, Andrew, reportedly approved of the affair,[69] while he had numerous lovers throughout their marriage. Spotting the man known to friends as "Lucky" Lucan - on account of him having once won 40,000 in a game of baccarat (though he was cleared out many more times) - became a national obsession, though reported sightings never stood up to scrutiny. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. During this period, rumours began circulating, among close friends of the Parker Bowleses and in polo-playing communities, that Camilla and Charles had rekindled their intimate relationship. Every year around Christmas, she visits Emmaus communities across the UK. He was educated at Stowe and completed his National Service in the Royal Horse Guards before marrying Christina Duncan in 1963. [178] She is also an honorary member of other patronages and in February 2012, she was elected a bencher of Gray's Inn. [247], Camilla supports organisations around the world working to combat poverty and homelessness. She lived with Lucan's three childrenGeorge, Camilla, and Francesin Belgravia, West London, while Lucan lived in a flat nearby. [91] The media speculated on when they would announce their engagement, and as time went by, polls conducted in the UK showed overall support for the marriage. [161] In May 2022, the couple undertook a three-day trip to Canada as part of the Jubilee celebrations. [125] On 14 February 2022, Camilla tested positive for COVID-19, four days after husband had also contracted it, and began self-isolating. [42] Laura attended a Catholic girls' school, but married in an Anglican church; Tom did not attend Ampleforth College as his father had, but Eton and was married outside the Catholic Church. [202] In 2016, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Southampton in recognition of her efforts in raising awareness about osteoporosis. [219] In September 2021, Camilla was named as patron of the Mirabel Centre, Nigeria's first sexual assault referral centre. After the death of Diana in 1997, Frances converted to Roman Catholic and devoted her life to charity and philanthropic works. [13] She left Dumbrells at the age of 10 to attend Queen's Gate School in Queen's Gate, South Kensington. Bill Shand Kydd in 1975 Credit: Photo: Topham . According to The Times, "The stories Her Royal Highness heard on her first visit and the stories she heard subsequently have left her with a strong desire to raise awareness about rape and sexual abuse and to try to help those affected. READ MORE: * Lord Lucan, suspected of murder 40 years ago, declared dead * Lady Chatterley's chat show. Shand Kydd felt certain that if they had spoken he could have convinced Lucan to hand himself in. Her sister Christina and her late husband Bill Shand Kydd, became the children's legal guardians. [279], Camilla's French lineage derives partially through her maternal great-great-grandmother, Sophia Mary MacNab of Hamilton, Ontario, daughter of Sir Allan MacNab, who was Prime Minister of the Province of Canada before Confederation. [258], Upon marrying Charles, Camilla became known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall". George Bingham, Lucan's heir, would later describe Shand Kydd as a "perfect role model". [206][207] In 2010, alongside the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, she opened a centre in Ealing, West London, for rape victims. She has a younger sister, Annabel Elliot, and had a younger brother, Mark Shand. [282] Her paternal ancestors, an upper-class family, emigrated to England from Scotland. [32] After an on-and-off relationship for years, Parker Bowles and Shand's engagement was announced in The Times in 1973. She has five grandchildren but has met none of them. [35] Shand was 25 years old and Parker Bowles 33. No, they are not related. The gist of it all is when one of their own is threatened or needs help these aristocrats close ranks and you had better be on their side.Charles had all his safe houses for him and. Shand-Kydd.. [105] The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh did attend the service of blessing. 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[12] She grew up with dogs and cats,[13] and, at a young age, learnt how to ride a pony by joining Pony Club camps, going on to win rosettes at community gymkhanas. [215] In March 2016, during a tour to the Western Balkans with her husband, the Duchess visited UNICEF programmes in Montenegro and while there, she discussed child sexual abuse and was shown an exclusive preview of a new app designed to protect children from online sexual abuse. [195] By 2006 she had spoken at more than 60 functions on the disease in the UK and around the world and had also opened bone scanning units and osteoporosis centres to help people with the disease. [119] Clarence House later released a statement on the incident: "A car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters but the couple were unharmed. [71], The affair became public knowledge in the press a decade later, with the publication of Diana: Her True Story in 1992,[72] followed by the "Camillagate" (also known as "Tampongate"[73]) tape scandal in 1993,[74] when an intimate telephone conversation between Camilla Parker Bowles and Charles was secretly recorded and the transcripts were published in the tabloid press. "[205] She often speaks to victims at a rape crisis centre in Croydon and visits other centres to meet staff and victims, around the UK and during overseas tours. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Even a fall which left him paralysed from the neck down could not temper his reckless lifestyle, and he went on to raise millions for charity. [229] On spreading literacy, Camilla stated in 2013 during a speech at an event for the National Literacy Trust that "I firmly believe in the importance of igniting a passion for reading in the next generation. Though she did not meet Lady Lucan, Thompson did, she says, interview many who knew the couple well. The secret of his success with women, he said, was "perseverance and gratitude". [19] In a similar vein, she is a staunch supporter of credit unions,[248] which she states are a "real force for change in the financial landscape, serve the people, not profit" and "provide a friendly financial community where members mutually benefit from advice, as well as savings accounts and loans. A dedicated gambler, he once won and quickly lost 70,000 playing Chemin de fer at the Clermont Club. At the inquest in 1975 Lucan was named as Rivett's murderer; his car had been found abandoned in Newhaven, its interior stained with blood and its boot containing a piece of bandaged lead pipe. In Scotland she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay". [46][47], Camilla Shand reportedly met Prince Charles in mid-1971. Though her upbringing had been comfortably middle class, she played the part of the eccentric aristocrat with conviction, dismissing the peeling wallpaper, broken lavatory and shabby kitchen in the mews house where she lived (but did not own). [84], Parker Bowles later met Queen Elizabeth II, for the first time since the relationship was made public, at the 60th birthday party of the former King Constantine II of Greece in 2000. Her son, who finally inherited the family peerage in 2016 when the High Court declared his father dead, is married to Anne-Sofie Foghsgaard, the daughter of a Danish billionaire who has launched a "Lucan fashion" line (a strange exercise in branding). [48] Andrew Parker Bowles had ended his relationship with Shand in 1970 and was courting Princess Anne, Charles's sister. [115], According to an undated statement from Clarence House, Camilla used to be a smoker but has not smoked for many years. Proceeds to go to: Lloyds: 6 Pall Mall, Coutts, 59, Strand, Nat West, Bloomsbury Branch, who also hold an Eq. Veronica Lucan, the Dowager Countess of Lucan, wife of the missing Earl, Lord Lucan who disappeared following the murder of their nanny. He was most notably a partner in Block, Grey and Block, a firm of wine merchants in South Audley Street, Mayfair, later joining Ellis, Son and Vidler of Hastings and London.[11]. [34] They married on 4 July 1973 in a Roman Catholic ceremony at the Guards' Chapel, Wellington Barracks, in London.