Mrs Holgate News Today

Accused of living beyond his means and of taking bribes, a Hong Kong civil servant claimed some of his money had come from his wife, who had a passion for gambling – and who had disappeared.

Heather Holgate, the stalwart of the eventing community and mother of event rider Ginny Elliot, died at home on 1 May, aged 97. Mrs Holgate was born in Devon into a farming background. She adored hunting and showing and spent hours rounding up sheep on Dartmoor. When she left school, she trained in the Women’s […]