Row brews at Earl’s ex-mansion

DOES everything associated with the Earl of Cardigan have to be acrimonious? He is estranged from his two children, The Voice star Bo Bruce and her older brother, Tom, Viscount Savernake.

Now, the new owner of his ancestral home, Tottenham House, is involved in a row over plans to build six houses in the grounds of the Wiltshire property.

Hedge fund manager Chris Rokos bought the Grade I-listed pile for about £16 million from its trustees in 2019. The Tory donor is now seeking permission to build two homes for family members as well as four estate cottages.

But irate neighbour John French complains: ‘One would have thought visitors could be accommodated within Tottenham House itself.’