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
In northern Virginia, a secretive Army storage facility that holds hundreds of seized Nazi artworks has drawn comparisons to the warehouse from the Indiana Jones film Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Since the end of World War Two, 456 pieces of Nazi art and propaganda have remained under lock and key at the Army’s Museum … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Rutland’s glamorous daughters are taking advantage of having a Christmas at home, and have shared snaps of their low-key festivities. Lady Violet, 27, Lady Alice, 25, and Lady Eliza, 23, – stalwarts of the London social scene – have delighted their many Instagram followers with photos from their Yuletide celebrations. The … 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 paid tribute to her eldest son, the Marquess of Granby, as he celebrates his 21st birthday. Charles Manners, once dubbed one of the ‘world’s most eligible bachelors’ by Tatler magazine, is thought to be spending the day at the family seat of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, which is famous as a … 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
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