He succeeded to the peerage in 1943 at the age of 4 when his father was killed in action during the Second World War and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1943, at the age of four, he inherited the peerage following his father’s death in action during World War II. Posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, he was educated at both Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.