Highclere Insider - David Sox : The Man Who Knew Too Much

David Sox was a part-time clergyman, author of books on the Shroud of Turin, and an art aficionado. He oozed self- importance and had an inherent ruthlessness that made him reach out for any opportunity to raise his own reputation and notoriety.

In the 1990s David Sox became a guide at Highclere Castle ( the backdrop to TV's "Downton Abbey").

Sox approached the 7th Earl of Carnarvon about writing a biography of Almina, 5th Countess of Carnarvon, the Earl's beloved 'granny' - the widow of the 5th Earl of Old King Tut fame.

The idea of Sox's biography received the green light. He was given unfettered access to Highclere Archives, and although Almina had died aged 93, in 1969, there were many people still alive who knew her and numerous sources to tap into about her extraordinary life and times.

What could go wrong?

All went well until Sox claimed he'd found a scandal in Highclere Archives relating to the paternity of one the Earls of Carnarvon.

Sox was the " The Man Who Knew Too Much"