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He’s amassed a fortune of well over £100million, courtesy of a slew of box-office hits in which unsavoury characters invariably meet abrupt and brutal ends, their remains left blood-spattered in back streets or incinerated in caravans. But Guy Ritchie has no intention of going out in similarly indecorous manner when the time comes for him to meet his maker.
Far from it: I can reveal that the director, who made his name with his debut film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has set his heart on being buried on his 1,134-acre Wiltshire estate.
In fact, he’s been more specific than that. He’s identified exactly where he intends to be laid to rest, amid the holm oaks on ‘a grassy hillside’ – overlooking Ashcombe, the idyllic Georgian manor house once occupied by society photographer Sir Cecil Beaton, which has been Ritchie’s country retreat since he and his first wife, Madonna, acquired it for £9million in 2001.
‘The proposal is for a small private burial ground walled in the local greenstone and flint chequer board, set high on the hillside overlooking the house and the estate,’ explains Timothy Reeve, planning agent for Ritchie and his wife, model Jacqui Ainsley, whom he married in 2015.
The couple, who have two sons and a daughter, have taken care to ensure that every detail of the 32ft by 26ft plot is scrupulously deferential to the landscape, with its gates made by a blacksmith.
Guy Ritchie and his wife, model Jacqui Ainsley, whom he married in 2015, have two sons and a daughter
Ritchie has set his heart on being buried on his 1,134-acre Wiltshire estate (pictured)
Additionally, there will only be ‘very distant and partial views’ of it from the right of way running through the estate.
This is evidence, says Reeve, in an application to the local council seeking ‘change of use’ from grazing land, that it’s ‘not intended to make a statement’ but to underscore ‘the family’s tie to the land’.
Might there be space for ‘Madge’, with whom Ritchie shares sons Rocco, 23, and David, adopted in 2006? ‘In the summertime,’ she once said of Ashcombe, ‘it’s the most beautiful place in the world’. It remained with Ritchie after their divorce in 2008.
Dough! Lady Mary drops giant birthday croissant
Once described as London’s ‘posh wild child’, Lady Mary Charteris is still creating havoc at parties — albeit inadvertently.
The Earl of Wemyss’s daughter wanted to mark her 37th birthday by lighting two number candles on a cake in the shape of a giant croissant — her favourite snack
The cake, which she was holding with one hand, slipped from the plate onto the floor, as seen in a video which she shared online
The Earl of Wemyss’s daughter wanted to mark her 37th birthday by lighting two number candles on a cake in the shape of a giant croissant — her favourite snack.
Unfortunately for the model and DJ, the cake, which she was holding with one hand, slipped from the plate onto the floor, as seen in a video which she shared online. Lady Mary, who has a two-year-old daughter, Wilde, with her musician husband Robbie Furze, wails : ‘Birthday cake reality.’
Caroline Stanbury — whose husband, ex-footballer Sergio Carrallo, is almost 20 years her junior — claims men are increasingly lusting after older women.
‘Young men see this knowledgeable, powerful woman — they don’t look at the wobbly bits,’ says the socialite, 47.
Caroline Stanbury — whose husband, ex-footballer Sergio Carrallo, is almost 20 years her junior — claims men are increasingly lusting after older women
Stanbury, who has three children with her first husband, Cem Habib, adds: ‘That is more important than a G-string and a girl flaunting her body on the beach, who wants a Birkin for her birthday or a watch.’
Joining far-Right activist Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox at the St George’s Day rally in Whitehall — scene of skirmishes with police — were socialite Amanda Eliasch and aristocratic film producer Lord Antony Rufus Isaacs.
Joining far-Right activist Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox at the St George’s Day rally in Whitehall were socialite Amanda Eliasch and aristocratic film producer Lord Antony Rufus Isaacs (File Image)
‘English people are treated like second-class citizens because of political correctness,’ claims photographer Amanda, 63.
Lord Antony, 80, insists: ‘Nobody there was far-Right. It’s just a nice thing to go out and celebrate your country.’
The Clooney bags are a family affair
George Clooney’s sister-in-law adores him almost as much as his wife, Amal, does. When the Hollywood star, 62, was pictured carrying a rucksack from her Totally Tala range, Tala Alamuddin shared the image on social media.
George Clooney’s sister-in-law adores him almost as much as his wife, Amal, does
The Singapore-based designer boasted: ‘Nice Totally Tala backpack!’
At Prince Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding, Amal, pictured with George, carried a metallic clutch bag by her sister. The designer said it was a ‘truly crowning moment’ for her brand.
Time’s not up for The Tig! Meg in a fight to keep brand name
While the Duchess of Sussex is busy making American Riviera Orchard jam, she hasn’t forgotten about her other lifestyle brand, The Tig.
While the Duchess of Sussex is busy making American Riviera Orchard jam, she hasn’t forgotten about her other lifestyle brand, The Tig
Meghan gave up The Tig after marrying into the Royal Family, but she is keen to keep hold of the name.
The ex-actress applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to have it protected by law and, just days ago, asked for more time to complete the process. The Tig website featured travel, fashion and eating out.
The office states: ‘The USPTO issued a Notice of Allowance on Apr 11, 2023 for the trademark application identified above.
Applicant’s second request for extension of time to file a statement of use has been granted.’
