of Sandringham, which was the King's last full day alive. Death Lord Fermoy collapsed in a shop at King's Lynn, Norfolk, in June 1955 and died three weeks later. He was succeeded by his only son. Legacy His life was the subject of the book Lilac Days, by Gavan Naden and Maxine Riddington (HarperCollins ()), where it was claimed he had a 30-year affair with an American, Edith Travis. References External links 1885 births 1955 deaths Military personnel from London English twins Harvard University alumni Barons Fermoy Maurice English people of American descent English people of Irish descent Royal Air Force officers Roche Roche Roche Roche Roche UK MPs who inherited peerages Royal Air Force personnel of World War II People from Chelsea, London Mayors of King's Lynn English emigrants to the United States People with acquired American citizenship