From 1826 to 1836, his father J. C. Buckler built a Gothic castle at Costessey which was several times larger than the original Tudor hall.
Maria Stafford-Jerningham (wife of Robert Edward Petre MP and nephew of Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk), and Hon.
In 1839, he was presented to Queen Victoria by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (and future Prime Minister) Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston.
[4] From 1839 to 1850, he served as paid attaché at the Hague, and in the latter year became the secretary to the legation at Rio de Janeiro, where he remained until 1857,[5] filling the post of chargé d'affaires twice during that period.
In December 1873, he was appointed Her Majesty's Minister Resident and Consul-General at Lima, serving until his death the following year.