Earl of Cardigan Bound Over In Savernake Estate Row

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The Earl of Cardigan was accused of damaging six pheasant feeders and the theft of a battery and electrical power unit on the Savernake Estate, near Marlborough, Wiltshire.

The 60-year-old appeared at Swindon Crown Court under his full name of David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce.

He agreed to be bound over for 12 months for the sum of £200.

The Earl had been due to stand trial after denying the two charges.

BBC News - Earl of Cardigan bound over in Savernake Estate row 

Downton and Out: He lives in a stately home and has a 4,500 acre estate but Earl of Cardigan admits he's claiming Jobseeker's Allowance as he is bound over to keep the peace in long-running feud

His privileged background provides him with a title, a stately home and a 4,000-acre country estate.

Yet it appears the Earl of Cardigan is also entitled – courtesy of the taxpayer – to around £71 per week in Jobseeker’s Allowance.
The aristocrat was revealed to be receiving the state benefit at his latest court appearance over a long-running feud with estate trustees.

The 60-year-old earl, full name David Michael James Brudenell-Bruce, had been due to stand trial after denying damaging six pheasant feeders worth £66 and the theft of a battery and electrical power unit worth £80.

Earl of Cardigan admits he's claiming Jobseekers' Allowance as he promises to behave in long-running feud | Mail Online 

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