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Lady Brabourne has successfully become one of the country’s premier carriage driving competitors. She shares this sport with her husband’s god-father, Admiral of the Fleet HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC (b.1921) and they are often supporting each other at the Royal Windsor Horse Show held annually within the grounds of Windsor Castle.
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
driving a carriage in Windsor Great Park - Lady Brabourne is to his left
Norton has been actively involved in commercial radio since 1974. He was a director of Capital Radio until 1994, when it bought Southern Radio - of which he was a founder director. He was also a founder director of Radio Mercury and Ocean Sound, and subsequently acquired the largest stake in Southern Radio from Crown Communications Group - on whose board he had also served. He was a founder director and shareholder of Satellite Television - which subsequently became BskyB. He is currently a director and shareholder in Gullane Entertainment (formerly Britt Allcroft Group - of which he was the founding Chairman). He is presently the Chairman of TV production company Alibi Communications.
Like many of his illustrious ancestors - inlcuding Mountbatten, his grandfather, Norton has held the ancient office of High Steward of Romsey - a post created under the Royal Charter of King James I & VI (1566(1603-1625) signed on 6th April 1607 “by His special grace”, granting borough status to the small town of Romsey. Prior to the creation of a Corporation and Court of Law, the civil administration of the town had been run by the Lord of the Manor - the Mother Abbess. To celebrate his visit in 1607, the King planted some mulberry trees at Broadlonds - to this day, they still survive. In 2007, Norton welcomed HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926(1952- ) and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, PC (b.1921) to a service at Romsey Abbey to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Royal Charter. Following the service, the Royal couple planted some Mulberry trees at Broadlands.
Norton, 8th Lord Brabourne
(b.1947)
