SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The largesse of Longleat! Marquess of Bath makes £50k donation to save koalas

He has Longleat House and a 9,000- acre estate at his disposal. But Ceawlin Thynn, Marquess of Bath, is finishing the year as he began it — with his attention on the plight of imperilled wildlife on the far side of the planet. He has just sent £50,000 to conservation programmes dedicated to aiding Australia’s … Read more

Lions roar again as Emma Weymouth opens Longleat safari park 

This has been a tumultuous year at Longleat. First, Alexander, the outlandish 7th Marquess of Bath, fatally succumbed to coronavirus, then the fabulous Wiltshire house and its famous safari park was sealed off from the outside world. But yesterday a new era dawned as Strictly star Emma Weymouth — or, more properly, the Marchioness of … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: No rest in peace for the Loins of Longleat

The Loins of Longleat Lord Bath is laid to rest on his estate but his widow and ‘wifelets’ ‘can’t bear to look at each other’ By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 14 June 2020 Lord Bath’s love life was … Read more