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| Lady Lucan, widow of Lord Lucan, found dead in London | Lady Lucan, widow of Lord Lucan, found dead in London |
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| Lady Lucan, the 80-year-old widow of Lord Lucan, has been found dead at her home in London, police have confirmed. | Lady Lucan, the 80-year-old widow of Lord Lucan, has been found dead at her home in London, police have confirmed. |
| Officers found her body after forcing entry to the property in Belgravia on Tuesday, but her death is not believed to be suspicious, the Met Police said. | Officers found her body after forcing entry to the property in Belgravia on Tuesday, but her death is not believed to be suspicious, the Met Police said. |
| Lady Lucan was one of the last people to see her husband John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, alive before he disappeared in November 1974. | Lady Lucan was one of the last people to see her husband John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, alive before he disappeared in November 1974. |
| He vanished after the family's nanny was found murdered at their home. | He vanished after the family's nanny was found murdered at their home. |
| A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police attended an address on Eaton Row in Westminster... following concerns for the welfare of an elderly occupant. | |
| "Officers forced entry and found an 80-year-old woman unresponsive. Although we await formal identification we are confident that the deceased is Lady Lucan." | |
| Lady Lucan was born Veronica Duncan in 1937 to Major Charles Moorhouse Duncan and his wife Thelma. | Lady Lucan was born Veronica Duncan in 1937 to Major Charles Moorhouse Duncan and his wife Thelma. |
| In the late-1950s and early-1960s she worked as a secretary and model in London and met her future husband at a golf event in early 1963. | In the late-1950s and early-1960s she worked as a secretary and model in London and met her future husband at a golf event in early 1963. |
| They were engaged later the same year and married in November 1963. | They were engaged later the same year and married in November 1963. |
| Lord Lucan vanished after the body of Sandra Rivett, nanny to his three children, was found at the family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, central London, on 7 November 1974. | Lord Lucan vanished after the body of Sandra Rivett, nanny to his three children, was found at the family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, central London, on 7 November 1974. |
| Lady Lucan was also attacked but managed to escape. | |
| Lord Lucan's car was later found abandoned and soaked in blood in Newhaven, East Sussex, and an inquest jury declared the wealthy peer the killer of Ms Rivett a year later. | Lord Lucan's car was later found abandoned and soaked in blood in Newhaven, East Sussex, and an inquest jury declared the wealthy peer the killer of Ms Rivett a year later. |
| Lord Lucan was officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999, but has reportedly been sighted in Australia, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand. | Lord Lucan was officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999, but has reportedly been sighted in Australia, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand. |
| A High Court judge granted a death certificate in February last year allowing his son, Lord Bingham, to take over his title. | A High Court judge granted a death certificate in February last year allowing his son, Lord Bingham, to take over his title. |
| Earlier this year, Lady Lucan gave a television interview in which she said she believed Lord Lucan had made the "brave" decision to take his own life. | Earlier this year, Lady Lucan gave a television interview in which she said she believed Lord Lucan had made the "brave" decision to take his own life. |
| During the ITV programme she spoke of her own depression and her husband's violent nature following their marriage in 1963. | During the ITV programme she spoke of her own depression and her husband's violent nature following their marriage in 1963. |
| Lord Lucan timeline: | Lord Lucan timeline: |