Edward Cazalet


Sir Edward Stephen Cazalet DL is a retired judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Early life

Edward Cazalet was born in 1936, the son of the Queen Mother's racehorse trainer Peter Cazalet and Leonora Wodehouse, the stepdaughter of P. G. Wodehouse. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford where he was master of the university drag hounds. His friends included Sir Simon Hornby, who would later marry his sister, Sheran.

Career

Cazalet is a barrister, High Court judge and an authority on P. G. Wodehouse. Cazalet is the principal trustee of Wodehouse's estate, and in 2016, was "delighted" when the British Library acquired the Wodehouse archive. He is a member of The Other Club, a London dining club.

Personal life

He is married to the Honourable Camilla Jane Gage, daughter of Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage and they have children: