Meet the Cowdrays: The aristocratic family at the beating heart of the British polo scene – and whose eldest son is actress Sophie Turner’s boyfriend
From days at the polo and nights out in London, it's certainly been a busy summer for Sophie Turner and her boyfriend Peregrine Pearson.
Turner has been dating Pearson since October last year and officially announced their fledgling relationship on Instagram in January, when the pair posted pictures of a skiing trip with friends.
The actress and the heir to the Cowdray estate look intimate and relaxed together as their relationship goes from strength to strength
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Now, the couple are seemingly indulging in more low-key pursuits, with Sophie Turner uploading an Instagram snap earlier this week of herself dressed in green gingham and jeans, smiling widely as she sits on a picnic rug amid rolling fields – tagging Pearson as her companion. So far, so very English.
But who exactly are his family, whose sprawling, 16,500 acre estate in West Sussex has been owned by the Pearsons for more than a century, and is renowned for its excellent polo club, where the likes of Princes William and Harry have played?
Here, Tatler reveals all…