The picture of the wedding of Sonya Paynter and Tim Bryant in 1959 that started the huntShe was gorgeous. I picked up the print on a whim, from a pile of lost black-and-white wedding portraits we had found and bought online. I had no idea it would lead to an astonishing tale of high-society scandal, wild parties, free love, fortune-hunters, crime and even a killing. Together, we are the Wedding Detectives and have a new Radio 4 series of the same name. After her father’s death in 1949, Betty got the house and the estate – only to discover it was going bust.

Source: Daily Mail October 11, 2020 00:55 UTC