George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry

He inherited the title Earl of Coventry at the age of six, when his father was killed in action during the Battle of Wytschaete on 27 May 1940.

He attended The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Grenedier Guards in 1954.

[2] He worked as stock broker, fashion designer, merchant and director of an oil company.

He supported John Major, after joining the Conservative Party in the 1990s.

[3] Coventry was married four times:[4] He died in June 2002 at the age of 68 years.