▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Y acht ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁married ▁Hon . ▁Barbara ▁Frank land . ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁horses ▁was ▁also ▁manifest ▁in ▁horse ▁racing : ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁a ▁j ockey . ▁In ▁the ▁Sand own ▁Park ▁Grand ▁Military ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁rode ▁" Master ▁of ▁Orange " ▁and ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages , ▁before ▁coming ▁in ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁finish . ▁Later ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁tra iner ▁of ▁race ▁horses . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Prior - Pal mer ▁was ▁promoted ▁Major . ▁However , ▁he ▁su ed ▁for ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁divor ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁ad ul tery ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Norm anton , ▁whom ▁she ▁subsequently ▁married . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Prior - Pal mer ▁took ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁She ila ▁W eller - P ole y . ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁politics ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁West ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Council ▁Education ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Prior - Pal mer ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁North am pt ons hire ▁Ye oman ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In