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Lady Lucan estranged wife of Lord Lucan pictured leaving her London home to join her three children who are staying with friends in the West Country 15th December 1974.
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- 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...
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Lady Lucan, wife of missing Lord Lucan, pictured at her London home looking out of the window, 20th October 1977.
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Sep 27, 2017 · Getty Images. Veronica Duncan married John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, in 1963. Lady Lucan was born Veronica Duncan in 1937 to Major Charles Moorhouse Duncan and his wife Thelma. In the...
