In Focus: The 100-carat diamond tiara once owned by one of history's greatest spendthrifts
The diamond tiara left behind by Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey. Credit: Hancock's Matthew Dennison takes a look at the life and times of Henry Paget, aka the 'Dancing Marquess', whose legendary shopping sprees saw him blow a vast fortune. It’s fair to say that Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, had a good start in life. In 1898 he inherited the equivalent of £60 million and an annual income estimated at £12 million, plus 30,000 acres in Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Dorset and Anglesey. Seven years later, its was all gone — even his life itself. The man wh...
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