The Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his personal fortune at £125 million, but he had to sell a painting to keep Belvoir Castle maintained.

[2] The Duke was a high-profile supporter of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and has hosted fundraising events at Belvoir Castle.

[3] Rutland married Emma Watkins, daughter of a Welsh farmer from Knighton, Powys, on 6 June 1992 at Belvoir Castle.

[4] The couple have five children:[citation needed] The Duchess runs the commercial activities of Belvoir Castle, including shooting parties, weddings and a range of furniture.

The Duke "expressed his regret that so many fires had been set on the day in question and that lots of smoke had drifted across Sheffield", but did not attend or send a representative to the investigatory event organised for the following year.