Charles Ronald George Nall-Cain, 3rd Baron Brocket (born 12 February 1952), also known as Charlie Brocket, is a peer, business owner and television presenter from the United Kingdom. He was jailed for insurance fraud in 1996.
The Lord Brocket | |
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| Born | 12 February 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation(s) | British peer, television star, business owner |
| Television | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Scream! If You Want to Get Off Bad Lads Army Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! Season 5 episode 15, Where he owed an outstanding writ for £7,700 |
| Criminal charge | Insurance fraud |
| Criminal penalty | Five years imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Time served |
| Spouse(s) | Isabell Maria Lorenzo (1982–1994) (divorced) Harriet Victoria Warren (2006–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Ronald Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket (grandfather) |
BiographyEdit
Brocket is the son of Ronald Nall-Cain and Elizabeth Trotter. His father died when he was nine years old. Aged fifteen, he became the 3rd Baron Brocket on the death of his grandfather, Arthur Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket, also inheriting Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire.[1] The Hall was in a poor state of repair, and he has since converted it into a hotel and conference venue.[1][dead link] He still owns the hall through a trust which leases it to a German consortium. The lease will expire after fifty years.[citation needed]
An Old Etonian, Lord Brocket served in the 14th/20th King's Hussars as a Lieutenant in Germany.[2] He became known as a playboy and, in the 1980s and early 1990s, for his collection of classic cars, once owning forty-two Ferraris. He was convicted of insurance fraud in 1996 and sentenced to five years in prison, of which he served two and a half years.[1][3][4][5]
In 2004, he was a contestant on the third series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. Finishing in fourth place, his new-found fame turned him into a popular TV celebrity, yielding almost £1 million in offers.[citation needed] His autobiography, Call Me Charlie, was published in hardback in September 2004, coming in the Top 10 Best Sellers list of that year.[citation needed]
Brocket hosted the ITV game show Scream! If You Want to Get Off, and presented Privates Exposed, a behind-the-scenes programme for Lads Army, on ITV2.
In 2007, he launched his own Brocket Hall Foods range of groceries.[6]
In 2017, Brocket was featured in an episode of Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! (Season 5, Episode 15).[7]
Marriage and family historyEdit
In 1982, he married former Vogue model Isabell Maria Lorenzo. They had three children. He and Isabell Maria Lorenzo were divorced in 1994.
- Alexander Christopher Charles Nall-Cain (b. 30 Sep 1984)
- Antalya Stephanie Lauren Nall-Cain b. 1987, married Alexander Frederick, Prince of Prussia (b. 1984), son of Prince Andreas and grandson of Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966).
- William Thomas Anthony Nall-Cain (b. 1991)
In 2006 he married Harriet Victoria Warren.[citation needed] They had two children.
- Amelia Florence Elizabeth Nall-Cain (b. 8 Sep 2009)
- Iona Jasmine Diana Nall-Cain (b. 20 Oct 2011)
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Graham, Natalie (2004) "Fame & Fortune: Celebrity peer no longer lords it up", The Times, 19 September 2004, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ Simpson, Richard (2004) "Portrait of a driver: Lord Brocket", The Daily Telegraph, 27 November 2004, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ Walker, Esther (2007) "Bangers & cash: How Charlie Brocket reinvented himself as a purveyor of eco-friendly sausages", The Independent, 27 September 2007, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ Walker, Tim (2008) "When Lord Brocket hits the fan", The Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2008, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ Lord Charles Brocket (2004) Call me Charlie: The Autobiography of Lord Brocket, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-7432-6363-4
- ^ "Lord Charlie Brocket launches own groceries range Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", TalkingRetail.com, 10 October 2007, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ ""Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away!" Episode #5.15 (TV Episode 2017) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms". National Library of Ireland. p. 237. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019.
