The Earl of Devon has quietly married his girlfriend Jemima Hannon in an intimate ceremony at his grand Powderham Castle, three years after the collapse of his marriage to Baywatch star Allison Joy 'AJ' Langer.Lord Charles Courtenay, 51, tied the knot with Jemima, 44, this summer at his ancestral family seat in Devon, less than six months after announcing their engagement.The news was confirmed this weekend by the Powderham estate, which posted a photograph of the newlyweds together on Instagram.'We are pleased to announce that Charlie and Jemima Courtenay, the Earl and Countess of Devon, married this summer in an intimate ceremony at Powderham,' the announcement read.In the photo, Jemima - now the Countess of Devon - is seen wearing a long floral dress as she links arms with Charles, who has his arm around her shoulders, in a field at the historic estate near Exeter.The couple announced in March that they were to wed, with a spokesman describing Jemima as Charles's 'wonderful girlfriend'.Jemima, a Bristol University graduate and former three-day eventer, met her previous husband, leading racehorse trainer Richard Hannon, through her love of horses.She later became an estate agent and co-founded a business which buys country houses for clients. The Earl of Devon has quietly married his girlfriend Jemima Hannon (pictured together) in an intimate ceremony at his grand Powderham Castle, three years after the collapse of his marriage to Baywatch star Allison Joy 'AJ' Langer. Baywatch star AJ (pictured) had previously spoken about the difficulty of adjusting to her husband's aristocratic inheritance and life at the castleRichard has trained horses for high-profile owners including former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Sheikh Fahad Al Thani of Qatar.Jemima is the daughter of Peter Ensor and the Hon Sarah Campbell and a granddaughter of the late Baron Campbell of Alloway.Charles and Jemima both have two children from their previous marriages, and their engagement announcement made clear that uniting their families was part of their plans for the future.Their spokesman said at the time: 'Along with their four children, they are delighted to unite their families and look forward to the many joys ahead.'The wedding comes three years after Charles's marriage to AJ, 52, broke down after 18 years.AJ, who appeared in the second series of Baywatch and starred as Rayanne Graff in the acclaimed US drama My So-Called Life, married Charles in 2005 after the pair met in Las Vegas while he was on a rugby tour.They initially made their home in California before moving to Britain and into Powderham after Charles's father, Hugh Courtenay, the 18th Earl of Devon, died in 2015.The couple had two children, Lady Joscelyn Courtenay, 19, and Jack Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, 17, but announced their separation in 2023. Lord Charles Courtenay and Baywatch star Allison Joy 'AJ' Langer pictured together in 2004AJ had previously spoken about the difficulty of adjusting to her husband's aristocratic inheritance and life at the castle.'I may have underestimated the realities for myself,' she said. 'It was the same for my husband, who had been my hippy, feminist husband in California for ten years.'I was, like, Where did my hippy, feminist husband go? And all of a sudden these patriarchal things start coming out of his mouth. I'm, like, Who are you? Where's my Charlie? So it's a lot of recalibrating.'She also described the move to Britain as 'like an anthropological study of the culture' and recalled the scale of her father-in-law's funeral at Powderham.'It was like The Godfather, it was extraordinary,' she said. 'It was 800 people coming into the castle, and all lined up just to shake [the new Earl's] hand.'I'd learnt a lot over the 12 years that we'd been together, but I think I'd underestimated the step. Here I was in the middle of a really intense, very, very deep-rooted patriarchy. And so it's been really fascinating.'Now Charles and Jemima are preparing to put their own stamp on Powderham as they begin married life.Last week, the Daily Mail revealed that the estate is seeking permission to install a new bespoke domestic kitchen inside the Grade I-listed castle. Jemima Hannon and Richard Hannon Jnr attend the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Royal Ascot dinner at Fortnum & Mason on June 14, 2018 in London Plans submitted to Teignbridge Council would turn the existing private dining room, also known as the small dining room, into a kitchen with painted Shaker-style cabinetry, natural stone worktops and solid brass fittings.The proposals say the room is intended to provide a functional domestic kitchen while respecting the historic significance of the castle, with no extension or external alterations planned.The application remains awaiting a decision, with the council due to determine it by October 13.Powderham, which sits beside a deer park on the banks of the River Exe, has been the Courtenay family's ancestral home for centuries and remains both a private residence and a major Devon visitor attraction.
Earl of Devon, 51, quietly weds estate agent Jemima Hannon, 44, in intimate castle ceremony three years after split from Baywatch star wife AJ Langer, 52
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