Education
Eton College.
Eton College.
The Herald of Scotland called him a "tall, imposing figure known as the Squire of Chelsea, and noted that after attending Eton College and the war he had "dedicated his life to the greater glory of his ancestors, in particular the Linlithgow family and the Hopes of Hopetoun House."
Hope-Nicholson, in his young years was a notable figure in high society in London, and was often seen socialising at The Ritz. During an air raid during World World War II, in a drunken state, he tripped and fell on King Zog of Albania, who was staying at the hotel at the time. By the 1970s he was described as "impoverished".
He lived for a period at More House on Tite Street.