Tragedy for Goldsmith and Rothschild dynasties as Ben Goldsmith\’s 15-year-old daughter dies in quad bike accident on family farm

The 15-year-old daughter of millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild has died in a horrific quad bike accident.

Ambulances rushed to the home in North Brewham, Somerset, after Iris Annabel crashed in a field next to the family farm.

Locals in the quiet village have spoken of their shock at the death of the ‘charming’ teenager.

A family friend told the Mail: ‘This is the most awful accident. Iris was a complete firecracker – an absolute delight. Everyone in the family loved her to bits.


‘She was beautiful, charming, intelligent, wonderful company and absolutely the loveliest person you could meet.



‘Ben and Kate are completely devastated. They are numbed to their core and united in their grief.

‘Iris captured the charm of Ben and the sense of Bohemian charisma of Kate.

‘All the family are rallying round Ben and Kate.’

Kate Goldsmith, Ben Goldsmith and Iris Goldsmith (Picture: Getty Images)

Iris Annabel was an heir to both the Goldsmith and Rothschild dynasties – two powerful families who have had great influence in the world of politics and finance.

Ben’s older brother is Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and his sister is documentary and film producer Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Iris was a high flying student at Wycombe Abbey, a £12,980-a-term independent girls’ boarding school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

She had just started her summer break having studied for her GCSEs when she died.

A local from the village said: ‘Everyone here who’s heard what happened is devastated by this.

‘The whole village has been affected by this, as you can imagine.

‘Our hearts go out to her parents and family. It’s a very sensitive time.’

Locals in north Brewham were devastated to hear of Iris’ death

Ben Goldsmith with his first born daughter Iris in 2015 (Picture: Getty Images)

Iris was the first child of Ben and Kate.The former couple also have two sons together – Frank, 13, and Issac, 11.

Ben married the heiress to the Rothschild banking empire in 2003 but separated in 2012 when Kate started a relationship with rapper Jay Electronica.

The Old Etonian also has two young children, Eliza and Arlo, with catering company boss Jemima Jones, who he married two years after the split.

Ben is an advisor to Environment minister Michael Gove and was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs om 2018.

He is also chairman to the Goldsmith’s JMG Foundation, which bankrolls environmental campaigns and work.

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