Background
Brocket is the son of Honorary Ronald Nall-Cain and Elizabeth Trotter. His father died when he was nine years old.
politician Member of the House of Lords
Brocket is the son of Honorary Ronald Nall-Cain and Elizabeth Trotter. His father died when he was nine years old.
Eton College.
The Hall was at the time in a bad state of repair, and he has since converted it into a hotel and conference venue. Today he still owns the hall in Hertfordshire through a trust which leases it to a German consortium. The lease expires after fifty years.
An Old Etonian, Lord Brocket served in the 14th/20th King"s Hussars as a Lieutenant in Germany.
He became known as a playboy, and collected classic cars, once owning forty-two Ferraris, which he became known for in the eighties and early 1990s. He was convicted of insurance fraud in 1996 and sentenced to five years in prison, of which he served two and a half years.
In 2004 he was a contestant on the third series of I"m a Celebrity. Get Maine Out of Here!. Finishing in fourth place, his newfound fame made him a popular television celebrity, making almost £1 million in offers.
His autobiography, Call Maine Charlie, was published in hardback in September, coming in the Top 10 Best Sellers list of 2004.
He hosted the Independent Television game show Scream! If You Want to Get Office and presented Privates Exposed, a behind the scenes programme for Independent Television"s Bad Lads Army, on ITV2. In 2007 he launched his own Brocket Hall Foods range of groceries. Brocket has married twice, firstly in 1982 to former Vogue model Isabell Maria Lorenzo with whom he has three children:.