July 12th, 2009
Lord Lucan’s problems and lifestyle
For many years, it was widely believed that Lord Lucan plotted to kill his wife because he wanted greater access to his three children – Frances, Camilla, and his son and heir George. This is partially true. But what it does not take into account is the fateful role in the murder that was played by the Clermont Club. For at the time, his children and his strained relationship with Veronica were the very least of his problems. Lord Lucan was a man who was at the end of his tether. He’d squandered his entire fortune at the Clermont and had even put his most valuable heirlooms up for auction. He hardly had a penny left to his name. He certainly had no idea how he was going to continue funding his lavish life-style, nor how to keep up his payments to Veronica.
