Lord Bath of Weymouth Dies From Coronavirus, Aged 87

The owner of Longleat Safari Park, Lord Bath, has died at the age of 87 after testing positive for coronavirus.

Known for his eccentric lifestyle, Lord Bath (real name Alexander Thynn) spent a week in the Royal United Hospital in Bath after he was admitted on 28 March.

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A statement released by Longleat and the Thynn family said: "It is with the deepest sadness we have to announce Lord Bath has died at the age of 87.

"Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, passed away on Saturday 4th April."

It continued: "The family would like to express their great appreciation for the dedicated team of nurses, doctors and other staff who cared so professionally and compassionately for Alexander in these extremely difficult times for everyone.

"They would politely request a period of privacy to deal with their loss."

Lord Bath was married to Anna Gael, with whom he had two children. He was recognisable thanks to his unusual dress sense.

Tributes have poured in on social media for the flambouyant artist, with Piers Morgan describing him as: "One of Britain's most colourful characters."

He was well known for having multiple partners, in addition to his wife, claiming to have 72 'wifelets', some of whom were given cottages on his estate. Police have been called to the property in the past due to their jealous fights with each other.

He had painted portraits of some of them to put on their walls, some of which included models and a 17-year-old Sri Lankan.

Topics: UK News

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