William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon

Who is William Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon?

William Edward Robin Hood Hastings-Bass, 17th Earl of Huntingdon, LVO, is an English peer, and former racehorse trainer to Queen Elizabeth II. Hastings-Bass is from an equestrian family. His father and grandfather were horse trainers, . Hastings-Bass's mother, Priscilla Hastings, was a racehorse owner herself and one of the first women admitted to membership of the Jockey Club. In August 1990, the 16th Earl of Huntingdon died without a direct heir. Hastings-Bass, the great-grandson of the 14th Earl, inherited the title. He was married to Susan Warner from 1989 to 2001. He is the maternal uncle of Clare Balding.