Peter de Savary, teen tearaway turned tycoon sailor, dies at 78
Peter de Savary, teen tearaway turned tycoon sailor, dies at 78
Peter de Savary during Cowes Week festival in 1987 (Picture: Rex)
Yachtsman and tycoon Peter de Savary, who built a property empire after being expelled from public school for allegedly bedding the headmaster’s au pair, has died at the age of 78.
The maverick entrepreneur amassed hotels, golf resorts and castles – and at one time owned both Land’s End and John O’Groats.
He also found the time to…
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