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RICHARD EDEN: Marks & Spencer heiress Rebecca Sieff, 57, embarks on new romance after tragic death of husband Simon Howard By Richard Eden Published: 17:04 EDT, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 17:57 EDT, 24 June 2024 e-mail View comments She was a hair's breadth from death when, aged 26, the helicopter she was travelling in span out of control and crashed in an Oxfordshire field. Ever since then, the life of Marks & Spencer heiress Rebecca Sieff has been defined by extravagant swings of fortune, with moments of triumph, like marrying Simon Howard at his family seat, the unsurpassable Castle Howard – backdrop for both Brideshead Revisited and Bridgerton – alternating with setbacks, none bleaker than Simon's death at a time when he was unfit to challenge grievous charges against him in court. Now, I can disclose, two years after Simon succumbed to an overdose of insulin while in hospital, Rebecca appears ready for a new romantic chapter.

A sultry beauty blessed with what admirers call the 'wow' factor, she has had an electrifying effect on men for decades – as Simon discovered towards the end of his childless, 16-year marriage to Anette, known as 'Scruff'. Marks & Spencer heiress Rebecca Sieff has been defined by extravagant swings of fortune Now, I can disclose, two years after Simon succumbed to an overdose of insulin while in hospital, Rebecca appears ready for a new romantic chapter Simon Howard and his wife Rebecca in their stately home of Castle Howard And, at 57, her power.

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