Lenora
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It could be the storyline to one of the many period dramas played out in the surrounds of nearby Chatsworth House.The Duke of Devonshire, who owns the historic property in Derbyshire, is locked in a feudal row with villagers on his vast estate over plans to turn yet more homes in their community into holiday rentals. Tenants in the 'tied' hamlet of Beeley are fighting an application by the Chatsworth Estate to convert three small, stone-built cottages into hotel rooms for well-heeled visitors to the Peak District.
The aristocrat who triumphed on last night’s edition of The Voice spent years battling an addiction to drugs and drink – and is currently dividing her time between the show and the hospital bedside of her very ill mother. Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce, 27 – the daughter of the Earl of Cardigan – who appeared on the hit BBC1 show under her stage name Bo Bruce, has revealed how her life was a ‘spiralling mess of drugs and alcohol’.
It is rather puzzling to see another upper class child trying to be a cheap celebrity. Lady Catherine Anna's attempts to show her human side are futile.
Grosvenor, which owns swathes of Belgravia and Mayfair in London, said pre-tax profits fell from £395m to £315m. Commercial property values around the world have recovered sharply since slumping in the aftermath of the financial crisis and dragging Grosvenor into the red in 2008 and 2009.
Al_bina said:It is rather puzzling to see another upper class child trying to be a cheap celebrity.
Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce, daughter of the Earl of CardiganLumutqueen said:...I just watched this girl from last nights show and she has an amazing voice.
Al_bina said:Has Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce got a formal education in music? I always though that one has to graduate from a conservatoire to actually sing. I guess I am very old fashioned.
She has right to fulfill her dreams, like everyone of us. If she is talented in this field, why shouldn't she go that way?It is rather puzzling to see another upper class child trying to be a cheap celebrity. Lady Catherine Anna's attempts to show her human side are futile.
The Earl of Cardigan has lost a High Court battle to stop portraits of his ancestors being sold to raise funds.
The earl, David Brudenell-Bruce, 59, had claimed he was entitled to "use of the paintings" under the terms of a lease and wanted to block the sale. But trustees of the family estate at Savernake, in Wiltshire disputed his claim and said the paintings were not part of the lease. A judge ruled against the earl at a High Court hearing in London earlier.
No one disputes it. Having said that, it would fair to say that members of noble families have got a better shot at entering prestigious educational institutions and securing better employment places. Some representatives of the noble class seem to enjoy wallowing in self-pity.As time goes by many changes occur in aristocracy, noble familes,etc.
In my own family a cousin of my father married a Baronet (Canada had a few that settled here), who while holding the family title didn't receive the family wealth (that had been handed down a couple of generations back to another child).
Hard to judge how current members of those families make a living when circumstances change due to inheritance or just by the fact they can't raise money like their forefather's could (and aren't most Brits grateful for that). Also keep in mind even the Royal family have opened up their castles to the public to raise funds to help them maintain their vast holdings.
It is rather puzzling to see another upper class child trying to be a cheap celebrity. Lady Catherine Anna's attempts to show her human side are futile.