Shock for the Duchess of Cornwall: Cousin Charles Villiers' body found in hotel room
Charles Villiers, a distant cousin of the Duchess of Cornwall on his mother’s side, was found dead in his Marylebone hotel room.
Sad news for the Duchess of Cornwall as her cousin, Charles Villiers, was found dead in a hotel room in London.
A sad day for the Duchess of Cornwall
According to The Times, Charles Villiers’ body was found by a housekeeper at Durrants Hotel, Marylebone, West London.
A spokesman for the Met Police said:
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 13:11hrs on Thursday 18th August to reports of an unresponsive man at a hotel on George Street, W1.
The spokesman added that the death 'had been investigated' and that 'it is not suspicious.'
I am shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of my old friend, Charles Villiers. I have many fond memories of our stays at his birthplace, @NTmountstewart in Co Down during the late 80s and recent fun times including his stay at my home in Yorkshire last year. pic.twitter.com/5ifBQN2ORL
— Jonathan Caine (@JMCaine) August 25, 2022
According to friends of the deceased, Villiers had been in the UK to visit a health clinic because his mental health had deteriorated. However, Villiers never attended the clinic. He, instead, booked himself into a London hotel, where he is thought to have taken his own life.
Who was Charles Villiers?
Villiers is a distant cousin of Camilla Parker-Bowles. He made headlines earlier this year after losing the latest stage of his ongoing divorce battle with his estranged wife, Emma Villiers, The Sun reports.
Villiers separated from Emma in 2014. The 59-year-old has been involved in a bitter divorce row since he filed for divorce in 2016, making it one of the longest-running divorce rows in Britain.
According to The Telegraph, he and his wife have been ‘financially ruined’ and ‘psychologically damaged’ by the lengthy court battle. A judge is said to have commented on the ‘extraordinary degree’ of hatred between the pair.
In February of this year, Villiers split from his partner of five years, Heidi Innes. She confirmed the split to The Mail on Sunday, telling the newspaper of further financial difficulties.
The Times also reported that Villiers has fallen ‘into financial difficulty.’ Other reports show that the aristocrat was bankrupt following the eight-year-long legal battle.
The Times also said Villiers had been living on his friend’s yacht in Greece before he flew back to the UK.
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