He was a son of Henry Frederick Everhard Baron von Westenholz (1916–1984) and Marguerite Gordon Ness.
His parents divorced in 1968 and his father married Flora Evelyn Innes (née Stuart) Langford-Holt (a daughter of Ian St Clair Stuart and former wife of Sir John Anthony Langford-Holt, MP for Shrewsbury) in 1969.
[6] In 1987, he joined the board of Highgate and Job (which later merged with Mitie) on behalf of the Jivraj family.
[9] Together, they were the parents of three sons:[10] Westenholz, who lived at Little Blakesware, Hertfordshire, died at age 60 in a skiing accident on 9 March 2006.
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