Clyde was educated at Eton College where he met Valerian Wellesley, grandson of the 4th Duke of Wellington.
[5] He retired from the Royal Army with the rank of captain, then worked in London as a film producer, working on the following films:[6] On 24 October 1939, Clyde announced his engagement to Elizabeth Wellesley, the only daughter of the 7th Duke of Wellington.
[7] They married on 18 November 1939 at St. Peter's Church, Vere Street, London with Elizabeth's brother, Valerian Wellesley, as best man.
[8] In October 1959, Elizabeth was awarded a divorce decree on the grounds of adultery, and was granted custody of the couple's youngest son.
Tommy and Mary had two children: Clyde died in Wandsworth, London in February 1999, at the age of 81.