He was an accident prone child and had a number of near-death experiences: he was rescued from a house fire in 1927, was electrocuted and left temporarily paralysed when a lamp fell in his bath when aged 14, and at 15 shot himself while pigeon shooting with friends. He was educated at Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire.
He was a child who had several close calls: he survived a house fire in 1927, was electrocuted and paralyzed for a time after a lamp fell into his bath when he was 14, and at age 15 shot himself while hunting pigeons with friends. He attended Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire.