Tory MP Zac Goldsmith’s 15-year-old niece dies in quad bike crash on family farm
ZAC Goldsmith’s 15-year-old niece has died in a quad bike accident at her family’s farm in Somerset. Ambulance crews raced to the home of Ben Goldsmith, the Tory MP‘s brother, in the village of North Brewham yesterday following reports that Iris Annabel was involved in a crash. Iris was the heiress to two of Britain’s […]
ZAC Goldsmith’s 15-year-old niece has died in a quad bike accident at her family’s farm in Somerset.
Ambulance crews raced to the home of Ben Goldsmith, the Tory MP‘s brother, in the village of North Brewham yesterday following reports that Iris Annabel was involved in a crash.
Iris was the heiress to two of Britain’s most powerful dynasties – the Goldsmith and Rothschild families.
She was the first child of Ben and his ex-wife Kate Emma Rothschild, who are believed to have a joint fortune of more than £300million.
The two families’ bloodlines are worth billions of pounds and they have maintained a powerful influence over Britain’s financial and political systems for decades.
A local from Iris’ quiet village told the MailOnline: “Everyone in the village is devastated by this.
“I heard Iris died in a crash involving a quad bike in a field next to the farm. She is the daughter of Ben Goldsmith and his ex-wife Kate Rothschild.
“The whole village has been affected by this, as you can imagine. Our hearts go out to her parents and family. It’s a very sensitive time.”
Ben, 38, and Kate, 37, have two other children: Frank, 13 and Isaac, 11.
The pair separated in 2012 and Kate started a relationship with US rapper Jay Electronica.
Ben has since remarried catering company boss Jemima Jones two years later with whom he has two young children, Eliza and Arlo.
He is the youngest child of billionaire tycoon Sir James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest.
Ben’s older brother is the Tory MP for Richmond and North Kingston.
Zac ran for London Mayor in 2016 and lost to Sadiq Khan after only securing 43 per cent of the vote.
His sister is Jemima Khan, the former wife of retired cricketer and current Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
The Old Etonian is an advisor to Environmental Secretary Michael Gove.
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He was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department for the Environmentalist, Food and Rural Affairs last year.
A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said: “We were called on Monday at 3.15pm to attend an incident involving a vehicle at an address in North Brewham, Somerset.
“We sent the following resources to attend the incident: an air ambulance crew, a critical care team, a land ambulance crew, and two other paramedics.”
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