At least he won’t mind the F-words! Ramsay’s son joins the Royal Marines
IN line to inherit a slice of his celebrity chef father’s £200 million fortune, he has grown up living a life of luxury.
But Jack Ramsay, eldest son of Scottish Michelin-starred chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay, 53, has abandoned his pampered lifestyle and joined the Royal Marines as an £18,000-a-year recruit.
Jack, 20, began the corps’ gruelling 32week basic training course late last year and, if he shows the hunger to succeed, will earn a coveted green beret this autumn.
Remarkably, given his public school education and impressive A-level results, Jack has enlisted as a marine rather than a young officer. It means he will learn military skills beside recruits from tough
‘He is just another recruit. There’s no nepotism here’
working-class backgrounds, some of whom are 16 and have no qualifications.
Last night, a source at the Royal
Marines’ Commando Training Centre at Lympstone, Devon, said Jack had made a great start and was popular. He added:
‘First and foremost, he is just another marine recruit to us, a ‘‘bod’’. There’s no nepotism here and no favouritism.
‘He’s getting his head down and delivering the goods. He seems fit and is well liked. There’s a lot of good-natured banter when Jack and his mates sit down to eat and when they’re on a field exercise about who should prepare the rations.’
Proud father Gordon gave his son a rare Rolex watch worth £10,000 for his 18th birthday. And Jack’s Instagram account, which has 282,000 followers, includes pictures of him lying on a gondola in Venice with friend Brooklyn Beckham and other envy-inducing images taken at idyllic locations around the world.
Yet the former Dulwich College schoolboy who went on to study at Exeter University has swapped designer clothes for military fatigues and even cut off his blond locks.
Jack’s sporting background has ensured that he is well prepared for assault courses, endurance marches and gym tests. He played rugby for his school and university and has also competed in judo, water polo and triathlon events.
Jack has previously expressed his desire to succeed for himself. On the Channel 4 documentary Born Famous last year, he said: ‘I have grown up in a bubble. I’ve never had to fight or do anything for myself. I don’t know what I’m like without everything I’ve got.’
Last night, the Royal Marines declined to comment – as the corps does not discuss individual recruits.