An aristocrat has launched an appeal for a new wife, but only if she doesn’t read The Guardian, can fly a helicopter and handle a firearm. Sir Benjamin Slade, 79, is also demanding that his prospective bride be able to have children, be at least 20 years younger than him, and be willing to assist in the running of his 1,300-acre Somerset estate.

He’s also offering a ‘salary’ of £50,000 to the successful applicant. Sir Benjamin said: “You always have a lady of the house, women run houses. People think that it is sexist. Jane Austen said if you’ve got a big house, you need a wife.

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