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Western Telegraph
2 days ago
- Business
- Western Telegraph
Waldo Lounge in Haverfordwest to close for one day next week
Waldo Lounge in Haverfordwest will be shut on Monday, June 9, as part of a nationwide closure for LoungeFest, the annual staff party organised by Loungers to thank its more than 9,000 employees for their hard work. Guy Youll, chief people officer at Loungers, said: "Our teams work incredibly hard all year round so LoungeFest is our way of celebrating them and showing how much we appreciate the dedication and care they put in every day at all our sites to deliver great hospitality. "Back in 2013, Loungers was one of the first in the hospitality industry to host a party like this and I'm delighted we've kept close to our roots by continuing every year getting bigger and better. "It's going to be quite a party." LoungeFest began in 2013 and has grown each year since. This year's event will take place at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire and will feature an "At the Movies" theme. Staff will enjoy fairground rides, DJ sets, live music, games, activities, and a wide selection of food and drink. All Lounges will reopen as normal on Tuesday, June 10.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
In pictures: Crowds enjoy Midlands Air Festival
Thousands of people have enjoyed seeing hot air balloons and air displays at the Midlands Air Festival in Warwickshire. The three-day event is held at Ragley Hall in Alcester from 30 RAF aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, featured on each day of the festival. Classic and military jets, along with other display teams could be seen at the event, which organisers say is the largest gathering of hot air balloons in Europe. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
English lord responds to son's $177 million inheritance
An English lord has blocked his eldest son from taking over the family's £85 million ($A177 million) estate because of his 'lack of achievement'. The Earl of Yarmouth, William Seymour, was left out of the fortune after a fallout, The Sun reports. According to the BBC, the 31-year-old took his parents and three siblings to court over the estate, which included the 400-year-old family seat Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire. Lord Yarmouth asked for the two trust corporations to be removed as trustees and replaced with an independent one. Lord and Lady Hertford, along with Lord Yarmouth's siblings – Lady Gabriella Seymour, Lord Edward Seymour and Lady Antonia Seymour opposed the legal claim. The three settlements which consist of the estate, including farmland, residential properties and woodland, are valued at around £45 million ($A93 million). The court heard that while William held a 'very earnest belief' that the trustees failed in their duties in the way Ragley was run, it was unfounded. In his ruling, Judge James Brightwell said he accepted the 'damaged and fractured' relationship between Lord Yarmouth and his parents and siblings was 'poor'. The judge added the bad relationship between William and his parents wasn't enough to remove the trustees. Ragley estate, which is 6,500-acres, includes a 110-room mansion, farms, a sprawling woods, and hundreds of acres of parkland. It has been in the Seymour Family for about 400 years, and has connections to Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife. The Earl of Yarmouth has been embroiled in the public spat with his family since 2018. The aristocrat complained that his parents had led him to believe he would take over the running of the estate when he turned 30. William also claimed his parents weren't happy he wanted to marry former Goldman Sachs banker Lady Yarmouth, Kelsey Wells. The court previously heard that William, who was worth £4 million at 21, had not been interested in the estate until he met his wife Kelsey. After their marriage, William began complaining about how the estate was being run and argued his wife was being shown 'disrespect' for not being invited to the trustee meeting. His father, Lord Hertford, told the court he had planned for his son to take over the estate but changed his mind – believing he was no longer 'appropriate' for the job. He said William and Kelsey marrying was not the 'main reason' for the decision, but rather his son's 'lack of achievement'. In evidence, he said: 'I am proud of the fact that he went to college but made a mistake at university and didn't graduate. 'William has not followed a profession or obtained qualifications or experience to take over the running of Ragley Hall.' The judge ruled that Lord and Lady Hertford had obviously shown 'deep antagonism' towards their daughter-in-law. However, the judge said that the son's dispute as to the way Ragley is run was not well-founded. 'The fact that the claimant has a very earnest belief that the trustees have failed in their duties or should have acted differently, in an unspecified way, is no sufficient basis for a finding that they have so failed in their duties,' the judge added.
Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Countess of Yarmouth: Our disinheritance is a tragedy
Every morning this week, the Earl of Yarmouth, William Seymour, has risen from his bed in the early hours, pulled on his clothes and gone to work on his family farm. To his wife, the work ethic that drives the routine picking elder blossoms for their liqueur business stands in stark contrast to assumptions that have come to be made about her husband. Because in addition to being a businessman, the earl is the scion of one of Britain's grandest aristocratic families, whose £85 million ancestral estate centres on the 345-year-old Ragley Hall. 'There's this talk of entitlement and that William is a lazy, entitled toff,' the Countess of Yarmouth, Kelsey Seymour, said. 'Well, I can tell you he's getting up at four o'clock in
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Dad cuts son out of £85MILLION inheritance over his ‘lack of achievement' after pair fell out
A LORD stopped his eldest son from taking over his £85million ancestral estate because of his "lack of achievement". The Earl of Yarmouth William Seymour - the eldest of three children - was left out of the fortune after a fallout. 4 He took High Court action against his family over the estate, which included the 400-year-old family seat Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire. The court heard that while he held a "very earnest belief" that the trustees failed in their duties in the way Ragley was run, it was unfounded. The judge said the bad relationship between William and his parents wasn't enough to remove the trustees. Ragley estate, which is 6,500-acres, includes a 110-room mansion, farms, a sprawling woods, and hundreds of acres of parkland. It has been in the Seymour Family for about 400 years, descendant from Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife. The Earl of Yarmouth has been embroiled in the public spat with his family since 2018. The 31-year-old complained that his parents had led him to believe he would take over the running of the estate once he hit 30. William also claimed his parents weren't happy he wanted to marry former Goldman Sachs banker Lady Yarmouth, Kelsey Wells. The court previously heard that William, who was worth £4million at 21, had not been interested in the estate until he met his wife Kelsey. After their marriage, William began complaining about how the estate was being run and argued his wife was being shown "disrespect" for not being invited to the trustee meeting. His father, Lord Hertford, told the court he had planned for his son to take over the estate but changed his mind - believing he was no longer "appropriate" for the job. He said William and Kelsey marrying was not the "main reason" for the decision, but rather his son's "lack of achievement". In evidence, he said: "I am proud of the fact that he went to college but made a mistake at university and didn't graduate", the BBC reported. "William has not followed a profession or obtained qualifications or experience to take over the running of Ragley Hall." The judge ruled that the Lord and Lady Hertford had obviously shown "deep antagonism" towards their daughter-in-law. However, the judge said that the son's dispute as to the way Ragley is run was not well-founded. 4
