Lord Glenconner and servant, Kent Adonai. Photo credit: dailymail.co.uk
A British Lord’s family is currently challenging his will at the St. Lucia Supreme Court in which he left his St Lucia house and 20-acre estate worth £20,000,000 to his St. Lucian servant.
When Lord Glenconner (Colin Tennant) – a Scottish noble, left his property to his houseman of 30 years, Kent Adonai, his family said his decision was influenced by his last bout of illness.
The trial into that matter started Monday, according to the UK online publication, Daily Mail.
The complainants are Lord Glenconner’s widow, Lady Anne and his grandson, 20-year-old Cody Tennant.
Fifty-year-old Adonai is being described as someone whom Lord Glenconner considered a son. Adonai was also the Lord’s property manager. Glenconner reportedly died in Adonai’s arms.
“Kent has been gathering all the papers he can find to prove his point,’ says a friend. ‘He will leave no stone unturned as he fights off attempts by the family to contest the will. He will not relinquish what is his. Glenconner gave him the £20 million property because he was there for him before he passed away,” someone close to the situation reported to the Daily Mail.
The Lord’s widow, Lady Anne. Photo credit: dailymail.co.uk
According to the Daily Mail, Adonai has always maintained that despite inheriting land worth £20,000,000, he was also saddled with Glenconner’s debts which, he asserts, left him impoverished.
Consequently, he resorted to selling Glenconner’s belongings at a Bonham’s auction in London two years ago.
Adonai made £1,000,000 from the sale. However, the St Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society claimed some of the items sold were of national cultural significance and have called for them to be returned to St. Lucia.