Lord Lucan set to be declared 'presumed dead' as deadline for objections to death certificate passes

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Lord Lucan is set to be officially declared “presumed dead” after a deadline passed for objections to a procedure which would allow his son to inherit his title.

George Bingham, whose father disappeared in 1974 hours after his children’s nanny was found murdered at the family’s London home, last month placed a low-profile notice in a local newspaper announcing he was seeking a death certificate for Lord Lucan.

The 21-day deadline for any objections to the move has expired and Mr Bingham is now expected to make a formal application to the High Court next month under the Presumption of Death Act. The legislation passed last year is aimed at simplifying the process of having someone who has been missing for years to be declared dead.

Mr Bingham, 47, who was seven when his father vanished, told the West End Extra newspaper that he hoped the process would bring “closure”. It will also enable him to be named the 8th Earl of Lucan and pass on the family title in the event that he becomes a father. The financier, who lives in central London, announced this summer that he is to marry the daughter of a wealthy Danish industrialist.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lord-lucan-set-to-be-declared-presumed-dead-as-deadline-for-objections-to-death-certificate-passes-a6724531.html

eddie wrote:Rags I think you missed your calling: you should've been a detective!

I like to consider possibilities other than the official version of events. This chap, George Bingham, has thought about it a lot, and what he says is most interesting. Of course, he doesn't want his father to be a murderer, so he's slightly biased, but still ...