The Duke of Northumberland’s daughter Lady Melissa Percy was devastated when her marriage to Princess Charlotte’s godfather, Thomas van Straubenzee, broke down after less than three years.
Now ‘Missy’ — whose family home, Alnwick Castle, doubles as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films — has a wizard new lover.
He is American hedge fund tycoon Remy Trafelet, 48, who is 17 years her senior.
Lady Melissa Percy (left) is now in a relationship with Remy Trafelet (centre right). Trafelet Lara Schmidt Trafelet (left of Remy) is locked in a bitter divorce battle with Remy
The Alnwick Castle (pictured above) is most famously known as the Hogwarts Castle
His reputed £200 million fortune was the subject of a bitter battle when he divorced his Manhattan socialite wife, Lara Schmidt Trafelet, in 2017.
Missy reveals that she has been courted by Trafelet for the past two years. She explains: ‘It all sort of happened at the right time and we have so much in common. I’m super-happy.’
Trafelet’s wife, 49, with whom he has three children, was so enraged by their break-up that she reportedly instructed forensic accountants to ‘kick him between his legs and bring him to his knees’.
Lady Melissa Percy (left) on her wedding day with her ex Thomas van Straubenzee. Their marriage broke down after less than three years
Lady Melissa Percy's family home is Alnwick Castle (pictured above) which doubles as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films
Melissa Percy (left) arrived at her wedding with her father the Duke of Northumberland (right)
Lady Melissa, whose family also own Syon House in West London, is now living with Trafelet in New York. He should have little trouble keeping her in the style to which she’s accustomed.
He and his ex-wife owned a grouse-shooting estate in Scotland and a quail farm in Georgia, as well as four other properties including an £11.3 million flat in Park Avenue and a £7.6 million Long Island summer home.
They also enjoyed the services of a personal trainer, chauffeur, assistant, and private chef. Plus, a private jet for ‘ultra-luxury vacations that cost as much as £300,000 in a single year’.
Lady Melissa's ex, Thomas van Straubenzee, is the godfather to Princess Charlotte (pictured above)
Lady Melissa's family also owns Syon House in West London (pictured above)
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