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On 15 September 1979, he married Joanne Elizabeth Miller, elder daughter of ] bookmaker Benjamin Miller. They divorced in 2006. They have four children.
On 15 September 1979, he married Joanne Elizabeth Miller, elder daughter of ] bookmaker Benjamin Miller. They divorced in 2006. They have four children:
Alexander Michael Orlando Bridgeman, Viscount Newport (born 6 September 1980), is the current steward of the Bradford Estates.
The Honourable Henry Gerald Orlando Bridgeman (born April 18, 1982), who married Lucinda Bodie on May 27, 2014.
The Honourable Benjamin Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (born February 7, 1987)
Lady Alicia Rose Bridgeman (born December 27, 1990), who married Dr. Philip Worrilow-Wilson on September 1, 2018.
On August 30, 2008, he remarried to Dr. Penelope Ann Lowe, a consultant obstetrician and author of the book "Expecting a Baby? It is born every minute.
==Works==
==Works==
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British peer (born 1947)
For the English attorney and writer (c. 1761 – 1820), see Richard Bridgman.
Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford (born 3 October 1947), styled Viscount Newport from 1957 to 1981, is a British peer and businessman.
In 1979, Bradford opened Porters English Restaurant in London's Covent Garden. He later opened the Covent Garden Grill next door. In January 2015 the restaurants closed as the landlord would not extend the lease and Bradford moved his business to Hertfordshire, where he opened Porters Restaurant in Berkhamsted. The restaurant closed on 30 September 2018.
From 1986 to 1999 he was Chairman of Weston Park Enterprises. Because the 6th Earl left the family with large death duties, Bradford gifted his home Weston Park and 1,000 acres to the nation in 1986, with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, to the Weston Park Foundation.
As of 1998, he is Chairman of VIP Internet Ltd, a website design company, which also operates its own websites, such as Stately-Homes.com, now sold, and A-London-Guide.com.
Lord Bradford is an active campaigner against the sale of false titles of nobility. Bradford has alleged that he has been subjected to an online smear campaign in retaliation for his campaign, with unfavourable reviews being posted on TripAdvisor and the appearance of fraudulent review websites.
Family
On 15 September 1979, he married Joanne Elizabeth Miller, elder daughter of Mayfair bookmaker Benjamin Miller. They divorced in 2006. They have four children:
Alexander Michael Orlando Bridgeman, Viscount Newport (born 6 September 1980), is the current steward of the Bradford Estates.
The Honourable Henry Gerald Orlando Bridgeman (born April 18, 1982), who married Lucinda Bodie on May 27, 2014.
The Honourable Benjamin Thomas Orlando Bridgeman (born February 7, 1987)
Lady Alicia Rose Bridgeman (born December 27, 1990), who married Dr. Philip Worrilow-Wilson on September 1, 2018.
On August 30, 2008, he remarried to Dr. Penelope Ann Lowe, a consultant obstetrician and author of the book "Expecting a Baby? It is born every minute.
Works
My Private Parts and The Stuffed Parrot (1984)
The Eccentric Cookbook (1985)
Stately Secrets (1994)
Porters English Cookery Bible – Ancient and Modern, with Carol Wilson (2004)
Porters Seasonal Celebrations Cookbook, with Carol Wilson (2007)
"2001 General Election Results" (PDF). UK House of Commons. 7 June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2007. p. 98, "Richard Bradford"
