Charles Ronald George Nall-Cain, 3rd Baron Brocket (born 12 February 1952), also known as Charlie Brocket, is a peer, business owner and television presenter from the United Kingdom. He was jailed for insurance fraud in 1996.

Biography

Brocket is the son of Ronald Nall-Cain and Elizabeth Trotter. His father died when he was nine years old. Aged fifteen, he became the 3rd Baron Brocket on the death of his grandfather, Arthur Nall-Cain, 2nd Baron Brocket, also inheriting

Brocket Hall Brocket Hall is a neo-classical country house set in a large park at the western side of the urban area of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The estate is equipped with two golf courses and seven smaller listed buildings, apart fro ...

in Hertfordshire. The Hall was in a poor state of repair, and he has since converted it into a hotel and conference venue. He still owns the hall through a trust which leases it to a German consortium. The lease will expire after fifty years. An

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, Lord Brocket served in the

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as a

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in Germany.Simpson, Richard (2004)
Portrait of a driver: Lord Brocket
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'', 27 November 2004, retrieved 6 November 2010 He became known as a playboy and, in the 1980s and early 1990s, for his collection of classic cars, once owning forty-two Ferraris. He was convicted of insurance fraud in 1996 and sentenced to five years in prison, of which he served two and a half years.Graham, Natalie (2004)
Fame & Fortune: Celebrity peer no longer lords it up
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Bangers & cash: How Charlie Brocket reinvented himself as a purveyor of eco-friendly sausages
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'', 27 September 2007, retrieved 6 November 2010Walker, Tim (2008)
When Lord Brocket hits the fan
, ''The Daily Telegraph'', 12 April 2008, retrieved 6 November 2010 In 2004, he was a contestant on the third series of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''. Finishing in fourth place, his new-found fame turned him into a popular TV celebrity, yielding almost £1 million in offers. His autobiography, ''Call Me Charlie'', was published in hardback in September 2004, coming in the Top 10 Best Sellers list of that year. Brocket hosted the ITV

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'' Scream! If You Want to Get Off'', and presented ''Privates Exposed'', a behind-the-scenes programme for '' Lads Army'', on ITV2. In 2007, he launched his own Brocket Hall Foods range of groceries.Lord Charlie Brocket launches own groceries range
", TalkingRetail.com, 10 October 2007, retrieved 6 November 2010 In 2017, Brocket was featured in an episode of ''

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'' (Season 5, Episode 15).

Marriage and family history

In 1982, he married former ''

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'' model Isabell Maria Lorenzo. They had three children. He and Isabell Maria Lorenzo were divorced in 1994. * Alexander Christopher Charles Nall-Cain (b. 30 Sep 1984) * Antalya Stephanie Lauren Nall-Cain b. 1987, married Alexander Frederick, Prince of Prussia (b. 1984), son of Prince Andreas and grandson of

Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966) , birth_date = 19 December 1911 , birth_place = Berlin, German Empire , death_date = , death_place = Rhine River, West Germany , burial_date = 11 May 1966 , burial_place= Hohenzollern Castle, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Germany , house ...

. * William Thomas Anthony Nall-Cain (b. 1991) In 2006 he married Harriet Victoria Warren. They had two children. * Amelia Florence Elizabeth Nall-Cain (b. 8 Sep 2009) * Iona Jasmine Diana Nall-Cain (b. 20 Oct 2011)

References

External links

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