BRIAN KENNEDY is selling his home, exclusive pics INSIDE the Kennedy mansion, a Rochdale connection, and an apology

Philanthropy is something that Kennedy, a
Jehovah’s Witness, has also dedicated his wealth to. Through his Brian
Kennedy Trust, he has supported a number of charities and organisations
but it is for his role as the main backer of Find Madeleine Fund that he
has come to public attention. Of his reasoning for backing the missing
child’s parents financially, he stated:


“In light of the quite literally
incredible accusations against Gerry and Kate McCann, which are clearly
exacerbating their emotional torture, I felt compelled to offer, along
with other like-minded businessmen, financial support and the full
logistical support of the Latium team. That support is principally our
in-house lawyer Ed Smethurst and [official spokesman] Clarence
Mitchell.”



[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Brian
Kennedy was involved in the funding of a team that included Clarence
Mitchell for the Find Madeleine Fund until 2009. Here Mitchell
(standing) is pictured with Gerry and Kate McCann.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Former lawyer and campaigner Anthony Bennett, founder of The Madeleine Foundation



Kennedy’s donation attracted much press
attention in 2007 in the weeks following Madeleine McCann’s
disappearance and he continues to support them to this day. A very
public spat involving him, Gerry and Kate McCann and a campaigner named
Tony Bennett, who also founded The Madeleine Foundation, has been the
subject of various legal actions. In October 2011, Mr Bennett was forced
to publicly apologise to Mr Kennedy and separately an August 2009 Evening Standard
article by Mark Hollingsworth “investigat[ing] the investigators,” was
pulled because for “legal and editorial reasons.” In it, “someone who
worked closely with [Kennedy]” was quoted as saying:


“He was appalled by the Portuguese police, but he also had visions of flying in by helicopter to rescue Madeleine.”

Bob Southgate wrote:

tigger wrote:Ahhh, just had a look at the house - BK has obviously a soft spot for Victoriana with a hint of the brothel (bathroom), green ceilings, standard Hollywood stately home swimming pools and carpets one can only find in 70's cinemas.
What's not to like? There's also a hint of pubbiness in some of the rooms, this style needs a name all of its own and I don't mean eclectic.

Tigger, how would you know the bathroom looks like a brothel?[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

tigger wrote:

Jean wrote:I'm sorry I missed it! I think that if it had been moderated there would be comments in blue to that effect so it looks as if he (?) decided to censor it himself.

He hasn't minced his words in his other postings though.

The house reminds me of those in TV programmes which don't sell because the decor is so alarming; the owners get advised to tone it down a bit to stop scaring people off!

Ahhh, just had a look at the house - BK has obviously a soft spot for Victoriana with a hint of the brothel (bathroom), green ceilings, standard Hollywood stately home swimming pools and carpets one can only find in 70's cinemas.
What's not to like? There's also a hint of pubbiness in some of the rooms, this style needs a name all of its own and I don't mean eclectic.

Châtelaine wrote:I stick with my favourite "art-nouveau-riche" style.
Smethurst is a good bed-fellow in this respect.
There are many things that money can buy, but none of them is "taste" ...

aiyoyo wrote:

Châtelaine wrote:I stick with my favourite "art-nouveau-riche" style.
Smethurst is a good bed-fellow in this respect.
There are many things that money can buy, but none of them is "taste" ...

Or class or respect!