Personal life On 19 August 1974, Rice married Jane Artereta, daughter of Colonel Alexander Henry McIntosh, OBE, and former wife of producer and talent agent Michael Whitehall, the couple having met while working at Capital Radio. The marriage unravelled in the late 1980s after the British tabloid newspapers revealed that he had been conducting an affair with the singer Elaine Paige.Hastings, Christopher. "Elaine Paige: Sex, drugs and musicals", The Daily Telegraph, 20 September 2008. Jane retains the title Lady Rice as, despite obtaining a divorce decree nisi, the couple never made it absolute and therefore they remain legally married.
Personal life On 19 August 1974 Rice married Jane Artereta daughter of Colonel Alexander Henry McIntosh OBE and former wife of producer and talent agent Michael Whitehall the couple having met while working at Capital Radio The marriage unravelled in the late 1980s after the British tabloid newspapers revealed that he had been conducting an affair with the singer Elaine PaigeHastings Christopher "Elaine Paige Sex drugs and musicals" The Daily Telegraph 20 September 2008 Jane retains the title Lady Rice as despite obtaining a divorce decree nisi the couple never made it absolute and therefore they remain legally married