The Marquis of Hertford is set to jet to Brazil with his family for a year.

It is just a matter of weeks until Lord Hertford leaves with his wife, Beatriz, and children, Gabriella, nine, William, seven, Edward, six, and Antonia, three, on their travels.

Although he will be returning for business purposes every quarter, Lady Hertford and the children will be staying there for the duration of the year.

The Marquis said there were a number of reasons why they were leaving Ragley behind and heading to Rio.

Lord Hertford will be taking the opportunity to look at different farming practices in the country and comparing them to practices in this country, employed at Ragley Hall Farms.

But it will be business as usual at Ragley Hall as Lord Hertford's sister, Diana, moves in with her husband, Henry Beaumont, and their baby daughter, Laura, who was born just a few weeks ago.