Lady Diana's divorce lawyer appears on Grand Designs to build amazing eco-home
Princess Diana's divorce lawyer is appearing on Grand Designs as she and her husband set out to build the UK's first home that generates more power than it uses.
Lawyer Liz Vernon and her partner Duncan, from the Cotswolds, plan to build a home that produces four times the energy it needs. It's a huge project and Duncan even moved from their London home in order to focus on completing the project, which will be shown on Channel 4.
Duncan hasn't dealt with a project like this before and the 18-month build proves to be a struggle for the couple. The project comes with a tight schedule and a strict schedule they have to abide by. Thankfully, despite all the difficulties, they managed to complete the impressive home.
Liz admits halfway through building the home: “Not living here is having a strain on our relationship.”
Liz and Duncan are taking on a huge project (Instagram/granddesignstv)Liz became a qualified lawyer in 1989 and is part of the law firm, Clinton's. The firm was part of the original team that acted for the late Diana, Princess of Wales, in her highly-publicised divorce from King Charles III. Meanwhile, her partner Duncan is an environment consultant.
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Diana and Charles, the then Prince of Wales, officially divorced in August 1996, four years after they separated and just one year before Diana's shocking death at the age of 36. When the couple were married, Diana held hundreds of patronages and other royal roles with a vast array of charities and organisations.
Liz's firm was part of the original team that acted for Diana in her divorce (Getty Images)When she officially divorced, the Princess of Wales was forced to give up many of these roles and relinquish all her military appointments. Earlier this year, a letter emerged written by her resigning from one of her patronages, where she opens up about the future.
The letter, dated July 1996, was sent to the chairman of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for The Blind, explaining why she was resigning as patron of the charity. And in the letter, obtained by The Telegraph, she admits to her "trepidation" about the future.
Offering her resignation, she wrote: "As you know, my personal circumstances, in particular my marriage to The Prince of Wales, have been the subject of detailed conjecture in recent months, and this will soon be formalised in the normal legal manner. Although I am embarking upon the future with hope, I also do so with some trepidation since there are a number of matters which I shall need to resolve."
Diana continued in the letter: "As I seek to re-organise my life it will not be possible for me to provide you with the right level of commitment and I feel that there may be someone else better suited to support you in all that you do."
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