A TITLE MADE ME FEEL AWKWARD

The Marchioness of Northampton

THE former Tracy Goodman met Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton, at a party in 2011, and they married three years later. Lady Northampton, 57, the daughter of a blacksmith, has settled into her new role nicely. ‘I felt awkward about having a title to begin with,’ she said. ‘But Spenny’s helped me to see that it’s a bit of a mask.’

When the Marquess said he’d been married five times, her response was: ‘Well, God loves a trier.’ They divide their time between Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire (above), and Castle Ashby, Northants. comptonestates.co.uk