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Nov 7, 2022 · He is alleged to have bludgeoned family nanny Sandra Rivett to death after mistaking her for his estranged wife during a bitter custody battle over their three children in November 1974.
Jan 14, 2018 · The wife of notorious fugitive Lord Lucan cut her children out of her will and left her entire fortune to a homeless charity, her daughter reportedly said.
- Early Life
- Becoming Lady Lucan
- Married Life
- Cracks Begin to Show
- A Bitter Custody Battle
- The Murder
- A Tragic End
Lady Lucan was born Veronica Mary Duncan on 3 May 1937 in Bournemouth, UK. Her parents were Major Charles Moorhouse Duncan and Thelma Winifred Watts. Serving in World War One, her father had gained the rank of Major in the Royal Field Artillery at just 22 years old, and in 1918 was awarded the Military Cross. Veronica would barely know him, however...
After returning to England, Veronica and Christine were sent to a boarding school in Winchester before moving into an apartment together in London. For a time, Veronica worked as a model and a secretary there. The pair were first introduced to London’s high society when Christine married wealthy jockey Bill Shand Kydd. In 1963, Veronica went to sta...
After a whirlwind honeymoon in Europe travelling on the Orient Express, the pair moved into 46 Lower Belgrave Street in Belgravia, London. Just 2 months later John’s father died, and the pair inherited their most famous titles: Lord and Lady Lucan. They had 3 children, Francis, George and Camilla, who like many children of the peerage spent much of...
Known as ‘Lucky Lucan’, John had a severe gambling addiction and soon Veronica began to feel incredibly isolated. In 2017, she told ITV: “he talked to me more before our marriage than he ever did afterwards. He said, ‘that’s the point of being married, you don’t have to talk to the person.'” 4 years into their marriage, serious cracks began to show...
As a compromise, Veronica was given a course of antidepressants and sent home. Accusing her of mental instability, Lord Lucan beat her with a cane on more than one occasion, before packing up his bags in 1972 and leaving the family home. In an attempt to prove Veronica was unfit to care for their children he began spying on her. Yet in the bitter c...
9 weeks later, a man entered the darkened basement of the Belgraviatownhouse and bludgeoned Rivett to death, likely mistaking her for Veronica. Veronica then reportedly came face-to-face with her estranged husband who began attacking her, sticking his fingers down her throat to stop her screaming. Seriously wounded and fearing for her life, she beg...
Lady Lucan became addicted to antidepressants, and her children were placed in the care of her sister Christine. For 35 years she had no contact with them, and Frances and George continue to maintain their father’s innocence to this day. In 2017, Veronica gave her first television interview with ITV. When asked why she thought her husband attempted...
- Lily Johnson
May 26, 2024 · As Lady Lucan struggled with post-natal depression after the birth of their three children – Frances, George, and Camilla – Lord Lucan‘s behavior grew increasingly erratic and abusive. In 1971, he attempted to have his wife committed to a psychiatric hospital against her will.
Jun 5, 2017 · For an hour, in a major new documentary interview, 79-year-old Lady Lucan describes life with her late husband (he was officially declared dead in 1999): their first sexual encounter, the...
- Thomas Ling
Nov 14, 2020 · Lady Lucan, estranged wife of Lord Lucan, pictured with children Lady Frances, 10, and Lord George Bingham, 7, on the grounds of a secret hideaway in Cornwall on 19th November 1974.
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Aug 5, 2021 · Lord and Lady Lucan had three children; Frances, born in 1964, George, born in 1967 and Camilla, born in 1970. The children were just 10, 7 and 4 when their nanny Sandra Rivett died and their father disappeared.
