Why Jamie Lonsdale's 17th-century manor went on the market The model adds that she is "currently having acting lessons" and boasts that she can speak with a "posh" accent. "She is very sweet, but a troubled soul," one of Mr Lonsdale's friends told The Daily Telegraph. Jamie is utterly infatuated with her. Mr Lonsdale said last month that he was selling the Grade II listed Kingston Lisle Park, near Wantage, Oxon, because he planned to move to London to try his luck performing Mozart and Puccini. "I started late, but I simply live for performing," he said. I don't imagine it's going to make me a fortune - I'm doing it because it's my passion. Mrs Lonsdale, the daughter of Sir Carron Greig, the late shipbroker and Gentleman Usher to the Queen, was said to have become "accustomed to a very cosseted life" during her marriage. The late Princess of Wales was once a frequent visitor to Kingston Lisle, often accompanied by Prince Harry, and was godmother to Mr and Mrs Lonsdale's eldest daughter, Leonora, who is now 26. The couple also have a daughter, Rosanna, 24, and 18-year-old old twins, Arthur and Esme. Their marriage broke down in 2010 and it is unclear when Mrs Lonsdale learnt of her husband's relationship with the younger woman. The marriage was said to have been unhappy for some time before the separation. Mr Lonsdale, whose grandfather Leo founded the investment bank Lonsdale Investment Trust, was understood to have been intending to move his lover into Kingston Lisle, which is set in 1,000 acres. However, friends said that the £8.75 million divorce settlement made it inevitable that he would have to sell the property, which has numerous bedrooms, many with their original four-poster beds. Kingston Lisle also has an 18-hole golf course that Mr Lonsdale created, a swimming pool, a tennis court and three connecting lakes stocked with rainbow and brown trout, roach and carp. Mrs Lonsdale is said to be seeking new accommodation in Kensington or Chelsea, west London. She could not be contacted yesterday, while Mr Lonsdale was unavailable for comment.