at ▁to ▁D unk irk , ▁Sir ▁Keith ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ; ▁his ▁eight - year - old ▁son , ▁Nicholas , ▁inherited ▁the ▁title , ▁the ▁family ▁company , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁seat ▁at ▁Low es by ▁Hall ▁near ▁Mel ton ▁M ow b ray ▁in ▁Le ic esters hire . ▁His ▁mother ▁rem ar ried , ▁becoming ▁Mrs ▁Edward ▁Kirk pat rick . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁Sand h urst , ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hor se ▁Gu ards ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁played ▁pol o , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁amateur ▁j ockey . ▁On ▁his ▁own ▁horse , ▁St al bridge ▁Park , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁Military ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁at ▁Sand own ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁came ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁then ▁third ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁won ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁came ▁second ▁another ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁during ▁the ▁Cy pr us ▁Emer gency . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁major , ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ards ▁Independent ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁family ▁firm . ▁He ▁held ▁a ▁party