Susan, 61, who retains the surname of her third husband, the late pools and racing tycoon Robert Sangster, coyly says she cannot comment 'at this time'. Robert Edmund Sangster (23 May 1936 - 7 April 2004) was a well-known English thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. On 1 March 1939 he married Joan Stewart, with whom he had his only child, Susan. We weren't going to have kids together, effectively we had nochildren living with us, we both had our own money and we were both well off. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. window.showSubscriberElements = true; Meanwhile, life for. "I am upset that our marriage failed," he added. 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Or if we could atleast have walked away with dignity and remained friends. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Robert was born on November 5 1818, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. However, the settlement is at the centre of a test case after Mrs Crossley argued it should be deemed invalid because her husband failed to tell her about the "tens of millions" of pounds he was holding in offshore accounts. When Mrs Sangster, 50, married property developer Stuart Crossley, they signed prenuptial agreements, saying they would not make financial claims against each other if their marriage failed. 22:53 GMT 20 Dec 2007. 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"I accept that I would support someone who needed it - this case wasn't aboutprotecting my money. He says: "I had been living alone for five or six years, and although I wasgood friends with the two mothers of my children, and I had four kids that Iadored, I didn't want to find a new girlfriend every 12 months. Get the best analysis and comment from our award-winning team of writers and columnists with our free newsletter. Robert Sangster : biography 23 May 1936 - 7 April 2004 Yearling sales Sangster continued to invest in yearlings in partnership with associates that included Danny Schwartz, who had made a fortune as a builder in California, and, from 1979, Stavros Niarchos, the Greek shipping tycoon and sometime rival of Sangster at the sales.Robinson, Patrick [] const selectedRegional = localStorage.getItem('selectedRegionals'); The 50-year-old is seeking a share of the 45 million fortune of Stuart Crossley, whom she was married to for 14 months before filing for divorce in August. "Then I met Sue and she seemed to be the sort of woman that I could settledown with. When Mrs Sangster, 50, married property developer Stuart Crossley, they signed prenuptial agreements, saying they would not make financial claims against each other if their marriage failed. Technically, it was adultery - because we were not yet divorced. He was a great friend and a marvellous person to ride for. Looking for Susan Sangster? if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) { Baltic Nobiliy. In 1985 she hit the jackpot when she married Robert Sangster, a wealthyrace-horse owner. At my age, Iwas looking for a companion - a permanent friendship. Range Rovers and Mercedes lined the streets as chauffeurs and drivers waited by the neighbouring Berkeley Hotel. } Like most of the country, when COVID started we were watching its growth, yet unsure of the impact it would have on our . In December 2007, they faced each other in the courtroom and the judge grantedStuart Crossley the go-ahead for a fast-track divorce based on the terms ofthe pre-nuptial agreement. between the buried and me parallax story; liverpool fc event day staff; buckingham correctional center news; sermon on psalm 91:1 But they quickly found themselves to be incompatible and parted this year. document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "= ; path=/;domain=" + domain + ";expires = Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"; They had two sons. Indeed, as friends claim the 14-month marriage included 17 holidays to placeslike the Seychelles, Barbados and Rome, and tables at the finest restaurantsat least five times a week, it is hard to see how Crossley found the time (orthe energy) to cheat on his wife. // Regionals Container It was a very unhappy marriage, made more horrid by his admitted infidelity. } return; Stock photos, 360 images, vectors and videos. It was about honesty and integrity.". But 63-year-old Stuart is not celebrating. Susan Sangster, former second wife of leading racehorse owner Robert Sangster, who died at the age of 67 after his battle with cancer, arriving at St Paul's Church in London yesterday for his. A very English affair marks final furlong of racing guru, breeder, playboy and bon viveur. const script = document.createElement('script'); They divorced and she later married Peter Lilley, adopted son of Lilley and Skinner shoes chief Thomas Lilley. }; The society beauty, who owns a 6.25million flat in Belgravia and a home in Barbados, said she was entitled to half of Mr Crossley's fortune because he had not disclosed "tens of millions" hidden in offshore accounts. That marriage also ended in divorce and a 15million settlement for Mrs Sangster. He won't divulge details but it appearsthat an angry missive from his wife marked a turning point. I couldn't go on rowing likethis. The island, a tax haven, was where Mrs Crossley found another two of her husbands. vars.category.regionals = selectedRegional || ''; On paper, they had plenty in common. The racehorse owner, whose wealth was believed to run into the hundreds of millions of pounds, also enjoyed something of a playboy image. He came to the fore in the 1970s as the operation founded with O'Brien and Magnier swept away all before them. She believes they could contain up to 60million. "I have only benefited from one financial settlement that was made in the divorce from my dear Robert [Sangster], which was mutual and amicable. Add a New Bio. Her lawyers claimed that she was entitled to a large slice of StuartCrossley's fortune because he had not disclosed "tens of millions" hidden inoffshore accounts - and because he had committed adultery.