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Tycoon sailor Peter de Savary, who built a real estate empire with both Land’s End and John o’Groats despite being expelled from school at age 16 after allegedly being caught in bed with the headmaster’s au pair, has died suddenly at the age of 78.
The Savary, one of Britain’s most colorful characters, died over the weekend.
His third wife Lana told the Mail: ‘Peter was extraordinary not only as a businessman but as a wonderful mentor, loving husband and father of five daughters.
“He was remarkable, there will be a huge hole in our lives.”
It is understood that de Savary died near his houseboat on the River Thames near Chelsea.
He put his Cotswolds mansion on the market in 2016 for £10.5 million so that Lana wouldn’t be saddled with the 207-acre Manor Hall estate after he left.
One of Britain’s most colorful characters, Peter de Savary, died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 78. of five daughters’
It is clear that the Savary died near his houseboat (pictured) on the River Thames near Chelsea
He started the Carnegie Club in Skibo Castle, Scotland (photo: Peter in front of the castle), which was the setting for Madonna’s wedding to Guy Ritchie
The Savary once boasted both Land’s End (pictured, Porthcurno Beach at Lands End) and John o’Groats as part of his property empire
“I don’t want to risk leaving her a house of this size to face on her own,” he said at the time.
The son of a French-born Essex farmer, de Savary, was expelled from Charterhouse School at age 16 after allegedly being caught in bed with the headmaster’s au pair.
He made his first million by the time he was 30, after setting up an import-export business that sold goods to Africa.
He then amassed a fortune from the regeneration of industrial wasteland.
He was interested in shipping and petrol, but is probably best known for his work in the hospitality industry. He founded the St James’s Club franchise with locations from London and Paris to New York, Los Angeles and Antigua.
The son of a French-born Essex farmer, De Savary (pictured) was expelled from Charterhouse school at the age of 16 after allegedly being caught in bed with the headmaster’s au pair
De Savary (pictured with his ex-wife Lana and their two children in 1988) made his first million by the time he was 30, after setting up an import-export business and selling goods to Africa.
While traveling with his family from the Caribbean in 1987, he suffered a plane crash that required one of his young daughters to be resuscitated on the beach. Pictured: Peter de Savary’s seaplane in Newport Harbor in 1982
An avid sailor, De Savary led the British sailing team in two failed attempts to win the America’s Cup. Pictured: Peter de Savary Artoc Bank and Trust, in Bahamas
He was interested in shipping and petrol, but is probably best known for his work in the hospitality industry. He founded the St James’s Club franchise with locations from London and Paris to New York, Los Angeles and Antigua. Pictured: Peter De Savary in Millwall in 2005
He also founded the Carnegie Club in Skibo Castle, which was the setting for Madonna’s wedding to Guy Ritchie.
An avid sailor, De Savary led the British sailing team in two failed attempts to win the America’s Cup.
While traveling with his family from the Caribbean in 1987, he suffered a plane crash that required one of his young daughters to be resuscitated on the beach.
The near-death experience turned out to be crucial. “That’s when my philosophy of life changed,” he said.
“If you really look death in the eye, you know it’s a pretty vague thing that we hold on to.”
De Savary announced that he would leave none of his famed £100 million fortune to his five children, explaining: “They will not be given the responsibility and the formidable task of trying to preserve, amplify or continue my efforts.” to make. ‘