In 1967, he married Rosalind Lygon, whose uncle was the 7th Earl Beauchamp. After welcoming two daughters, the pair divorced in 1984, and Ward married Amanda Dinan the same year.
One can only imagine the length of the invite list when Captain Kaye and Rose Scrope tie the knot, and if this new Hot Equerry needs any big day advice, he can surely turn to Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Thompson. Once included on Tatler’s Social Power Index, Thompson joined the army in 2006 at 22 as part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. He rose through the ranks to become the late Queen’s most senior bodyguard and, following the Queen‘s passing in 2022, he was promoted to Super Equerry to the King, with major roles in the late Queen’s funeral and King Charles’ coronation.
Thompson quickly attracted attention at the latter, looking just as dashing standing at Charles’ side in his regimental kilt as he did at other royal events. No wonder, then, that when rumours circulated of a split between Thompson and his wife, Caroline, he became Britain’s most eligible bachelor practically overnight.