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Sir Dai lives in [[Mayfair]], [[London]] and [[Marbella]], [[Spain]]. |
Sir Dai lives in [[Mayfair]], [[London]] and [[Marbella]], [[Spain]]. Due to get married to [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[interior design|interior designer]] Christel Jurgenson in [[2006]], the engagement failed in September [[2006]]<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=407341&in_page_id=1879</ref>. |
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In 1999 he inherited the title of baronetcy from his father, along with a home in [[Aberbeeg]], near [[Abertillery]]. He left Wales permanently in June [[2003]] after he claimed vandal's damaged his house, and investment properties located at [[Llanhilleth]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2997078.stm</ref>, saying: "I believe that much of what had happened is prompted by the growth of an increasingly xenophobic nationalism that has been stirred up in Wales. The most insidious example of this is the promotion of the Welsh language which is being used as part of an unhealthy and essentially racist agenda."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2991940.stm</ref> |
In 1999 he inherited the title of baronetcy from his father, along with a home in [[Aberbeeg]], near [[Abertillery]]. He left Wales permanently in June [[2003]] after he claimed vandal's damaged his house, and investment properties located at [[Llanhilleth]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2997078.stm</ref>, saying: "I believe that much of what had happened is prompted by the growth of an increasingly xenophobic nationalism that has been stirred up in Wales. The most insidious example of this is the promotion of the Welsh language which is being used as part of an unhealthy and essentially racist agenda."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2991940.stm</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:19, 17 April 2007
Sir David Llewellyn, 4th Baronet Llewellyn of Bwllfa (born 2 April, 1946 in Aberdare), is a Welsh socialite and renowned womaniser.
A supporter of the United Kingdom Independence Party, he is presently standing in the 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections as a candidate for the party in Cardiff North[1]
Biography
The son of 1952 Olympics gold medallist showjumper Sir Harry Llewellyn, his brother is Princess Margaret's former lover Roddy Llewellyn[2]. The two brothers fell out two men fell out in the 1970s over claims Sir Dai spilled the beans on his brother's private life to the tabloid press, and are yet to be fully reconciled[3].
Sir Dai, once dubbed the Seducer of the Valleys, has a notorious reputation as a playboy. He divorced his first wife, Vanessa Hubbard the convent-educated niece of the late Duke of Norfolk, with whom he had two daughters, Olivia (born 1982), an actress; and Arabella (born 1985), a University of Cambridge student. The couple divorced after seven years in 1987, but insisted they were "the best of friends", adjourning to a nearby club after returning from the court.
After his first marriage, Sir Dai lived a bachelor's life with scores of one-night stands and relationships with beautiful women[4]. In the 1970s he was engaged to Beatrice Welles, the daughter of film director Orson Welles; and in 2005 fell through a bedroom floor and ended up in the cellar after an ill-fated attempt to woo Nettie McGee, the girlfriend of a friend[5].
Personal life
Sir Dai lives in Mayfair, London and Marbella, Spain. Due to get married to Swedish interior designer Christel Jurgenson in 2006, the engagement failed in September 2006[6].
In 1999 he inherited the title of baronetcy from his father, along with a home in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery. He left Wales permanently in June 2003 after he claimed vandal's damaged his house, and investment properties located at Llanhilleth[7], saying: "I believe that much of what had happened is prompted by the growth of an increasingly xenophobic nationalism that has been stirred up in Wales. The most insidious example of this is the promotion of the Welsh language which is being used as part of an unhealthy and essentially racist agenda."[8]
References
- ^ http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/celebs/news/tm_headline=sir-dai-says--wales--vote-for-me&method=full&objectid=18855710&siteid=50082-name_page.html
- ^ http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16614122&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=swedish-beauty-finally-tames-sir-dai-llewellyn-name_page.html
- ^ http://www.aristocracyanecdotes.com/category/dai-llewellyn/
- ^ http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16614122&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=swedish-beauty-finally-tames-sir-dai-llewellyn-name_page.html
- ^ http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/celebs/news/tm_headline=sir-dai-says--wales--vote-for-me&method=full&objectid=18855710&siteid=50082-name_page.html
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=407341&in_page_id=1879
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2997078.stm
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2991940.stm