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552:(born 1982), who married Christophe de Pauw. Victor’s eldest son, John, by then Earl Jermyn, did not like Yvonne, and was upset about the third marriage, and with his brother Lord Nicholas unsuccessfully sued his father, after his will named Yvonne and her children as his main beneficiaries.
529:(26 November 1961 – 26 January 1998), and one daughter, Lady Ann Hervey (stillborn, 26 February 1965). Both marriages failed because of Victor's infidelity; Lady Juliet subsequently saying "If you want to screw hookers when you are married, you make damn sure you are not caught".
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825:"How playboys almost got away with vicious diamond ring robbery"
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