Birley, Mark 117, 130
Birley, Robin 130
Blow, Emmett 109
Botswana 42–3
Boyce, Arthur Robert 13
Boyce, Christabel (née Martin) (nanny) 194–5
Boyce, Nicholas 194, 346
Brady Tuckers 26, 77–9, 179, 202–3
Bravo, Charles 7, 219, 380
Britain
in early 1970s 48–9, 350–1
Broccoli, Cubby 26, 86–7
Brooks’s club 48, 99
Broome, Nadia (nanny) 192
Broughton, Sir Jock Delves 6
Brudenell, Anne 9, 138
Burke, John 107–8
Byron, 5th Baron 4, 379
Bywaters, Frederick 7–8
Cameron, David 82
Campbell, Bruce Colin 96
Cardigan, 7th Earl of 5, 9, 60, 61
Carrington, Lord 74
Castlebar Boxing Club 65
Castlebar House 54, 57, 65
Castlebar workhouse 58
Chapman, PC Stanley 222
Charge of the Light Brigade (1854) 5, 61
chemin-de-fer 27, 46, 100, 104, 107, 109, 160, 172
Chester Square 14
Christie, Agatha 39, 174, 219–20, 265, 309
The Hollow 137, 295, 324
‘circle, the’ 28, 35, 36, 37, 74, 82, 83, 115, 119, 202, 123, 127, 130, 131, 168, 266, 267–323, see also Clermont Clubs
Clarendon Hotel (Eastbourne) 68
Clark, Sir Andrew 133
class 18, 23, 62
Clermont, 1st Earl of 98
Clermont Club 18, 47–8, 98, 105–35, 200
bugging of by police 280
description and atmosphere 112–15, 118
Lucan’s gambling at 18, 27–8, 29, 30, 144, 151–2, 172–3, 208
opening of (1962) 105
sold to Playboy Club (1972) 30, 115–17, 173
tampering of cards allegation at 107–8
Veronica’s visits to 27–8, 151, 152–3, 154–5
Clermont set 35, 35–7, 83, 119–35
criticism of by Elwes in Sunday Times Magazine 130–1
extreme views of 123
helping Lucan to escape theory 296–7
ignorance of Lucan’s whereabouts 292–3
and money 296–7
mythical image of 119, 121, 127–8
obstruction of murder investigation, claims of 277–80, 282, 283, 287, 291
questioning of by police 289
talking to press about murder case 290
view and treatment of Veronica 27–8, 154–5, 156–7, 163–4, 287, 364
view of by police 288–9
see also Aspinall, John; Benson, Charles; Elwes, Dominick; Goldsmith, James; Maxwell-Scott, Ian; Meinertzhagen, Daniel; Raphael, Stephen; Stoop, Michael
Cluff, Algy 291
Coles, Bruce 312, 314
Coles, Flora 77, 226
Colquhoun, Andrina 30, 200, 206, 212, 213
communism 121–2
Comyn, James (QC) 179–80, 189, 206, 349
Cornwallis, 3rd Baron 378
Coroner’s Society of England and Wales 312
Corsair, Ford (borrowed by Lucan from Michael Stoop) 33, 68, 123, 208, 214, 235, 241, 256, 259, 260, 261, 303, 308, 310, 327, 342, 343, 345, 370
Courvoisier, François-Benjamin 10
Coutts and Co. 18, 201–2, 207
Craven, Berkley 99–100, 306
Crichton-Stuart, Sally 114
Crimean War 12, 59–60, 73
Crippen, Dr 7, 8, 14, 17, 25, 146–7, 348, 381
Crockford, William 107
Crockfords gambling club 19, 107
Croydon poisonings 7, 14, 219–20, 380
Cubitt, Thomas 14
Curzon House Club 124
Custody of Infants Act (1873) 180–1
custody law 180–1
Dacre, 9th Baron 377
Daily Express 42, 128, 263, 265, 278, 286
Elwes’ interview to 131, 286, 292
Veronica’s interview to 159, 268, 314, 331, 343, 364, 366
Daily Express powerboat race 96
Daily Mail 268, 278–9, 287
Dally, Dr Ann 166
Dartrey, 1st Earl of 73
Dawson, Edward 73
Dawson, Kaitilin see Lucan, Kaitilin, Dowager Countess
de Lima, Sergeant David 259
De Sica, Vittorio 24, 86–7, 94, 156
Derby, 18th Earl of 99, 109
Devlin and Co. 190, 191
Devonshire, 11th Duke of 84, 102
Diana, Princess of Wales 56, 143, 150, 268
divorce 8, 174, 180, 183
Dixblanc, Marguerite 10–12, 17, 39
Dixon, Piers 44
domestic murder 7–15
motives for 15
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
The Gambler 103, 105
Downshire, 8th Marquess of (Robin Hill) 293
Drobbins, Hazel (nanny) 192
duels/duelling
deaths by 5, 378
outlawing of (1852) 5
Duncan, Major Charles Moorhouse (Veronica’s father) 137
Duncan, Thelma (Veronica’s mother) 137–8
Duncan, Veronica see Lucan, Veronica, Countess of
Eastham, Michael (QC) 176, 179, 232, 251, 252, 257, 311, 313, 335
Eaton Row (5) mews house 14, 29, 148, 166, 169, 210, 226, 240, 282, 318
Eaton Square 76–7, 79, 80
Edgson, Billy (Clermont linkman) 215, 343, 344–5
Elizabeth Street (72a) flat 29, 177, 189, 201, 209, 226, 235
Ellis, Ruth 13
Elwes, Dominick 36, 122, 123, 128–32
background 128
character 129, 130
and Clermont Club 129–30
criticism of Clermont set in Sunday Times Magazine 130–1
Daily Express interview (1975) 131, 286, 292
elopement and marriage to Tessa Kennedy 129
and Lucan murder case 130, 131, 286, 292
memorial service 131–2
and police 288
suicide 128, 130
talking to press 290–1
visits Veronica in hospital 285–6
Elwes, Tessa (née Kennedy) 129
Erroll, Earl of 6
Eton 81–4, 88, 119, 125
Fahmy, Marguerite 12–13
Families Need Fathers 181
Fathers4Justice 181
Ferrers, 4th Earl of 4–5, 15–16, 28, 99, 379
Ferrers, Countess Mary 15–16
Finch, Lady Isabella 112
First World War 64, 69
Fitzpatrick, Michael 337
Flood, Dr John 183
Florman, Charles 238, 239
Florman, Madeleine 14, 32–3, 37, 238–9
Flyte, Lord Sebastian 90, 205
Ford, Lee 311
Forsyth, Detective-Sergeant Graham 178, 222–3, 226, 228, 249, 263, 279, 280–1, 288
Fox, James 28, 30, 37, 99, 161, 258, 259
Frenzy (Hitchcock film) 45–6
Gaitskell, Hugh 74
gambling 83, 98, 99–105
as an addiction 103, 104
and aristocracy 98–102
and Clermont Club 98
and Lucan see Lucan, 7th Earl of (Richard John Bingham): Gambling
professional 104–5
Gaming Act (1845) 100
Gaslight 28
GB75 (organization founded by David Stirling) 122, 122–3
Genese, Charles 207
George VI, King 66, 67
Gerald Road police station (Belgravia) 225, 227, 256, 257, 266, 279, 288, 289, 291, 320
Gerring, Chief-Inspector David 25–6, 28, 36, 77, 190, 212, 242–3, 343–4, 345
belief that Goldsmith was behind Lucan’s escape 298–9
busting of gangs 279
and discovery of Ford Corsair 259–60
dislike of Susan Maxwell-Scott 242
dismissal from police force 281
evide
nce given at inquest 249, 250
interviewing of Susan Maxwell-Scott 291
search for Lucan in Newhaven 264
view of Goldsmith 288
Gibbs, Sarah (née Bingham) (Lucan’s sister) 76, 188, 262, 272, 297–8, 337
Gibbs, Reverend William 262, 316
Gilson, Dennis 210
Goldsmith, Isabel (née Patiño) (James Goldsmith’s first wife) 124
Goldsmith, James 27, 35, 36, 83, 108, 122, 123–7, 307, 317
and Aspinall 123–4
behind Lucan’s alleged escape 298–300
business dealings and wealth 125
death of first wife and battle over custody of baby 124–5
formation of Referendum Party 126
and gambling 126
libel actions against Private Eye 125–6, 283, 299
love life 36, 114
Lucan asks for loan from 206–7
personality 124, 126–7
racehorses 125
relationship with Lucan 299–300
view of by police 288
Goldsmith, Lady Annabel (James Goldsmith’s second wife) 108, 130, 299
Goletto, Pierrette (nanny) 172, 187, 191, 193, 195–7, 199, 333, 352–3, 358
Gorhambury 63
Grafton, 3rd Duke of 98–9
Grants Hill House (Maxwell-Scott house in Uxfield) 133, 164, 187, 243, 256, 260, 301, 305, 353
greyhound racing 89–90
Griffin, Jane (née Bingham) (Lucan’s sister) 70, 75, 76, 78, 117–18, 145, 147, 161–2, 198, 203, 210–11, 262, 297, 307, 316, 318, 351, 354, 355–6, 357, 370
Grosvenor House (Park Lane) 65
Guilsborough vicarage 169, 262
Hamilton Club 104, 151
Hamilton, Patrick 28
Hankins, John (Rivett’s boyfriend) 273, 274, 275, 336
Hanratty, James 334
Happy Valley set 6, 36, 119
Hardy, David 42
Harringay race track 89–90, 101, 103, 208
Hastings, Lord 101, 102, 104, 171
Heath, Edward 46
Hensby, Albert (Rivett’s father) 268
Hensby, Charmaine (Rivett’s sister) 276
Hensby, Eunice (Rivett’s mother) 268, 276
Hensby, Gary (Rivett’s son) 269
Hensby, Sandra see Rivett, Sandra
Hensby, Stephen (Rivett’s son) 268–9, 275, 317
Heyman, Hans 140
Heywood Hill bookshop 212
Hicks-Beach, Michael 214, 240
Hill, Billy 110, 241
Hill, Brian 42
Hill, Caroline 93, 211–12
Hill, Graham 295, 300
Hill, Robin see Downshire, 8th Marquess of
Hitchcock, Alfred 45
Holden, Charles 59
Howard, Greville 37, 141, 154, 214
as Enoch Powell’s private secretary 36, 123
and Lucan murder case 289–90
questioning of by police 289
stays away from inquest 290
treatment of by police 279
Howard, Zoe see Peto, Zoe
Hunt for Lord Lucan, The (TV documentary) 331
Huth, Angela 93
Ingrams, Richard 125–6
IRA bombing campaign 47–8, 121, 213
Ireland
Census (1851) 59
emigration 58
and Land League 61
and Lucan earldom 25, 54–5, 57, 71
potato famine 57–8
Irish Free State 65
Irish Land Act (1881) 64
Jack the Ripper 40
Jacoby, Henry 5
Jagger, Mick 118
James II, King 55
Jenkins, Lilian (nanny) 149, 169, 184, 185, 196, 336, 356
Jenkins, Roy 123
Johnson, John 4, 16
Jordan, Rosemary 271
Judd, Lady Zinnia 93
Kagan, Lord 122
Kamel Bey Fahmy, Prince Ali 12–13
Kennedy, Ludovic 294
Kennedy, Tessa 129
Kent, William 112
Knight, Kenneth 41–2
Kotlarova, Jordanka 177
Krays, the 110
Ladbroke club 204, 209, 212
Labour Party 25, 46, 71, 81, 84, 121
Laleham 53–4, 56, 66
Laleham House 59, 63, 66, 67–8, 171
Land League 61
Le Neve, Ethel 8, 348, 381
Lennox, Cecilia 138
Leverhulme, Lord 65
Lindsay, Lady Annabel 278
Lismore, Viscount 9
Lloyd George, David 64
Lower Belgrave Street 44–5
Lower Belgrave Street (No. 46) 14–15, 25, 196, 210, 329
selling of (1976) 318
Lownes, Marilyn 115–16, 117, 120, 127, 130, 134
Lownes, Victor 108, 115, 116, 209, 307
Lucan, 1st Earl of (Charles Bingham) 55, 56
Lucan, 1st Earl of (Patrick Sarsfield) 55
Lucan, 2nd Earl of (James Sarsfield) 55
Lucan, 2nd Earl of (Richard Bingham) 3, 8–9, 53–4, 56–7
Lucan, 3rd Earl of (George Charles Bingham) 9–10, 53, 55–6, 57–62, 73, 93–4, 165
army career 57
and Charge of the Light Brigade 5, 59–61
friendship with Marie Riel 11–12
reform of Irish estates and eviction of tenants 3, 57–9, 61
Lucan, 4th Earl of (Charles George Bingham) 54, 62–3, 65
Lucan, 5th Earl of (George Charles Bingham) 63, 65, 66–8, 90
Lucan, 6th Earl of (George Charles Patrick Bingham) (Pat) 25, 27, 69–75
character 72
death and will 145–6
gives access to family papers 73
military career 69–70
political career and support of the left 70–1, 72, 73–4
Lucan, 7th Earl of (Richard John Bingham)
Gambling 26–7, 88, 95, 98, 119, 137, 170, 186, 188, 306, 351
backgammon 151
bridge 151
and Clermont Club 18, 27–8, 29, 30, 144, 151–2, 172–3, 208
decision to turn professional 104–5
at Eton 82, 83–4
Ladbroke Club 209
losses 208–9
poker 151
selling items to pay for 171
wife’s attitude to 150
wins and losses 151, 170–1
worsening of 97, 171
Marriage 27, 28, 97, 136–69, 351
allegations of violence towards wife 167, 197–9
campaign to get custody ruling reversed 189, 200–1
courtship and engagement 136–7
custody battle 16, 29, 170, 174, 177–85
dealing with wife’s mental state 30, 158–60, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165–6, 167, 183, 189, 195
deterioration of 158, 169
employment of private detectives to watch wife and children 190–1, 197
given temporary custody of children 176–8
and nannies 192–3, 196
reasons for 140–4
relationship with children 186–8, 212
separation 28–9, 157, 169
sex life 182
spending nights away from home 166–7
surveillance of wife and children 191–2, 197, 208
taping wife’s conversations 189–90
wedding day 145
wife seen as victim of 146–7
Personal Life
appearance and demeanour 24, 26, 86–7, 94, 200
attributes 351
bank career 26, 87–9, 90–1
bankruptcy 148, 208, 209–10
birth 69
bobsleighing 98
borrowing money from friends and relations 202–3, 206–7
cars and driving 95
character traits 92, 143, 198, 351
childhood and upbringing 25–6, 81–2, 143
and Clermont Club set 18, 27–8, 29, 30, 98, 119–20, 144, 200
dai
ly routine 171–2
death theories 40–1, 259, 305–10
debts and finances 16, 19, 30, 170, 173, 200–1, 201–2, 209–10
disappearance and search for 34–5, 38, 39
drinking 209
education and schooling 26, 80–2
at Eton 81–4
evacuated to America during Second World War and stays with Brady Tuckers 76–9
family background 53–68
girlfriends 93, 200
and golf 95–6
greyhound racing 89
High Court declaration of death of (1999) 211
horseracing 26, 27
insecurity and lack of self-confidence 144
last weeks before murder 206–9
leaves William Brandt’s bank 90–2
lifestyle and social life 92–3, 95
living in Botswana hypothesis 42–3
myth of 23–49
and National Service 85–6
no body found and explanations for 308
non-existent status of 40
offered film role by De Sica 24, 94, 156
pet dog 199
powerboat racing 96
rebellion against parents 84–5, 92, 93
relationship with mother 80
right-wing politics 350–1
selling of family silver to pay for debts 149, 202, 207, 211, 330
sightings of 41–4, 295–6, 309
skiing and bobsleighing 95, 98
squeamishness of 356
suicide hypothesis 306–7
value of estate in 1999 211
view of women 141
White Migrant yacht 78, 96–7
Lucan, Elizabeth, Countess of 8–9, 138
Lucan, Kaitilin, Dowager Countess (née Dawson) ( mother)
appearance 75
attempt to have inquest verdict retrospectively removed 317
burial 74
car accident 69
defence of son 76
denial of world of privilege 75
dislike of gambling 84
and education of son 81–2
family background 73
police statement and evidence given at inquest 175–6, 246–9, 247, 248, 251
political beliefs/career 74–5
and son’s custody case 178
telephoning of by son after murder 33, 226–7, 239, 247, 251
upbringing 72–3
and Veronica 162
Lucan, Margaret, Countess of 56, 138
Lucan, Veronica, Countess (née Duncan) (Lord Lucan’s wife) 27, 137, 175–6
allegations against Lucan of physical abuse 167, 197–9
appearance 137
Aspinall’s dislike of 27, 152, 168–9, 284
attempts to keep in contact with by Lucan’s family 319–20
behaviour 147–8, 164–5
birth of children 149, 166
childhood and upbringing 139, 144
and custody battles 29, 177–85, 262–4
Daily Express interview after murder 159, 268, 314, 331, 343, 364, 366
education 139
entering pub after murder covered with blood 221–2, 231
evidence given at inquest 32, 176, 267–8, 312–13, 314–15, 335–6, 359, 361
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