The wifelets of Bath, an 'immaculate conception', a catfight and a broken nose



The course of true love is not running smoothly within the Marquess of Bath’s harem.

First police were called to his country home when two of his ‘wifelets’ came to blows over his affections.

Now a war of words has erupted over the strange goings-on at the Longleat estate after one of the wifelets became pregnant.

Together: The Marquess of Bath and Trudi Juggernauth Sharma, who is believed to be his 68th wifelet

Outing herself as the woman who was arrested following the altercation, 45-year-old Amanda Doyle described the incident as ‘a catfight between two ladies’.

It is an appropriate description for a row at the 10,000-acre estate which is almost as famous for its lions as it is for the sexual appetite of its bearded 79-year-old inhabitant.

Proving that hell hath no fury like a wifelet scorned, Miss Doyle described the long-running row behind the alleged violent outburst.

Miss Doyle, an Irish singer, claims that she and the 7th Marquess of Bath, Alexander Thynn, have been undergoing IVF treatment, culminating in a pregnancy 18 months ago, which ended with a miscarriage.

Apparently one of her many rivals for Lord Bath’s attentions, 51-year-old Trudie Juggernauth-Sharma, questioned this, by suggesting that any pregnancy ‘must have been by an immaculate conception’.

Miss Doyle, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, says a physical confrontation ensued, which led to reports of her giving Miss Juggernauth-Sharma a broken nose.

Wifelet: Amanda Doyle was arrested after the incident

Explaining the fight, Miss Doyle simply said: ‘I pushed out my hand to stop her. She’s jealous because I’ve been through ten years of IVF with Alexander.’

Miss Doyle also accuses Miss Juggernauth-Sharma, who called the police, of trying to bring another mistress into the Wiltshire love nest, causing friction between the rivals.

Miss Juggernauth-Sharma, a nurse, who is believed to be Lord Bath’s 68th wifelet, has previously spoken of her rivalry with Miss Doyle.

She said: ‘I was in bed with flu and Alexander was watching television when she waltzed in at 2.30am wearing a full-length leather skirt. I was not impressed.

‘Several women have tried to break up Alexander and myself, but they have not succeeded.’

The peer is said to have collected as many as 75 wifelets and has two children from his official marriage.

Wiltshire Police confirmed they had been called to Longleat House after a report of an assault.

A police source said the two women had been fighting over who should sleep with the peer that evening. A police spokesman said yesterday: ‘It appears that two female guests of Lord Bath had been in an altercation. The injured lady was taken to the Royal United Hospital, Bath, for treatment.’