Personal life On 21 May 1977, Lord Hesketh married Hon. Claire Georgina Watson, a daughter of Rupert Watson, 3rd Baron Manton and the former Mary Elizabeth Hallinan. Together, they are the parents of three children who use the surname Hesketh day-to-day: Hon. Flora Mary Fermor-Hesketh (born 1981) Hon. Sophia Christian Fermor-Hesketh (born 1984) Hon. Frederick Hatton Fermor-Hesketh (born 13 October 1988) In 2006, Lord Hesketh's financial difficulties forced him to sell the family seat, Easton Neston, at Towcester, Northamptonshire—the only surviving completed house by the English baroque architect Nicholas Hawksmoor— and all furnishings of the house including even the family portraits. He sold off the estate and gothick village of Hulcote piecemeal. Honours and arms In 1997, Hesketh was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Hesketh was portrayed by British actor Christian McKay in the 2013 biographical drama Rush. Ancestry See also Hesketh Motorcycles References External links Photo of Lord Hesketh Debrett's People of Today 1950 births Living people Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom British motorcycle pioneers Conservative Party (UK) Baronesses- and Lords-in-Waiting UK Independence Party people Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Ampleforth College Formula One team owners Formula One team principals British corporate directors English Roman Catholics People from West Northamptonshire District English motorsport people Hesketh