Cornwallis-West's elder sister, née Mary Theresa Cornwallis-West, was a noted society beauty. Known as Daisy, Princess of Pless, she was the first wife of Hans Heinrich XV, Prince of Pless. His younger sister, Constance, became the first wife of Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. In 1951, aged 76, after having been afflicted for many years with Parkinson's disease, Cornwallis-West committed suicide in his apartment at 9 North Audley Street, Westminster, leaving an estate valued for probate at £12,255. He left no legitimate children. Portrayals in film and television Cornwallis-West was portrayed by Christopher Cazenove in the 1974 Thames TV mini-series Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill. Further reading Peregrine Churchill and Julian Mitchell, Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill: A Portrait with Letters (London, 1974). George Cornwallis-West: Edwardian Hey-Days (London, 1934). References External links Play by George Cornwallis-West on Great War Theatre 1874 births 1951 deaths British military personnel who committed suicide Scots Guards officers Suicides in Westminster People from Ruthin British Army personnel of World War I 63rd (Royal Naval) Division soldiers Welsh military personnel