Alice Bamford's Heartfelt Tribute to Partner Ann Eysenring After Cancer Battle
Alice Bamford, the 49-year-old heir to the JCB diggers empire fortune, has paid an intensely moving tribute to her partner Ann Eysenring, who has succumbed to cancer after a protracted battle. The couple shared their life together at One Gun Ranch on the Californian coast, where they ran the property on biodynamic principles in accordance with the lunar cycle.
A Gilded Existence with Profound Gratitude
Alice Bamford has always acknowledged her privileged upbringing as the only daughter of Lord and Lady Bamford, whose JCB business generated a £10 billion family fortune. Years ago, when her parents celebrated her 21st birthday with a dazzling Great Gatsby-themed party at their 2,000-acre Gloucestershire estate Daylesford, Alice mused: 'The stork certainly dropped me off at the right house.' The celebration featured hundreds of guests including Joan Collins and the late Duke of Marlborough.
Despite her gilded existence, Alice never made the mistake of thinking she was invulnerable to the cruel luck that can strike anyone. Yesterday, she shared a profoundly emotional tribute to Ann Eysenring, describing her as 'one of one' and expressing how the family continues to feel her presence in their daily lives.
A Life Shared at One Gun Ranch
The couple met nearly 20 years ago after Alice moved to Los Angeles, but it was at One Gun Ranch that they found their greatest happiness. Together they ran the ranch according to biodynamic principles, an achievement that delighted Alice's mother Carole Bamford, founder of the Daylesford Organic empire, and intrigued their starry array of friends including Dame Joan Collins and model Cara Delevingne.
Alice, who is mother to their three young children, wrote in her tribute: 'We see you in every sunrise, every sunset and so much in between. You are the great wide open, the enormous ocean, the fire lighting, the candle flickering, the rainbow around the full moon and the powerful symmetry in all the ways we've mourned and celebrated you.'
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