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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Frederick Forsyth's mission to take on Clarkson proves impossible

Frederick Forsyth's life and career are the stuff of legend. No one, after all, will surpass his record of being accepted by the RAF aged just 17, thereafter becoming its youngest ever jet pilot.

I can disclose that Howard, who is in the middle of a world tour, has handed over 50 per cent of his private company Skylarking UK to Cerys, who gave birth to their first child last year. Resisting his mother's plea to share his windfall with his brothers, he instead bought Bylaugh Hall in Norfolk for £1.9 million, where he lives with Helen Robinson, The Lady's last editor. Asked to describe his ideal diet, the Downton star offers: 'The one where you eat a massive amount of roast chicken with English mustard, bread sauce, sprouts and potatoes and you're guaranteed to shed 20lb.'

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