Sir Richard Beaumont

Sir Richard Beaumont was the oldest son of Sir Edmund Beaumont, The 3rd Duke of Chelsea and his second wife Anne of Cornwall. He currently serves as a member of Prince Henry of Wessex's household.

Early Life
Richard Beaumont was born the the first son and child of his father's second marriage to Anne of Cornwall, the third oldest daughter of Robert, Duke of Cornwall and Jacqutta, The Duchess of Cornwall. His father was the great-grandson of King George I of Wessex, making Richard a Prince of the Blood and a male-line member of the House of Beaumont. He was the first great-great-grandson of Geroge I of Wessex.

As the eldest son of the Duke of Chelsea, Richardwas  given the courtesy title of "Earl of Cork", the traditional title of the Duke of Chelsea's heir-apparant, even though the title of the Earl of Conisburgh is of higher rank and prestige as a "royal earldom". He was the older brother of Lord George Beaumont a notable courtier in his own right. His older sister was The Duchess of Salem.

As a teenager Richard was given a position his cousin's, The Duke of Lancaster's, household as a Groom of the Bedchamber at Leeds Castle.He later accompanied the Duke of Lancaster on military campaign in Anjou.