Claire Hornby and Rachel Watkyn grew up in a household where they were told their we Baronesses. Rachel's father Graham Gaisburgh-Watkyn, told everyone that his real name was Count de Lengham and that they were members of aristocracy.
But when Graham died, the sisters found his 'box of secrets' and soon learned that everything they thought they knew about their lives, was a lie.
This is REAL LIVES.
TRIGGER WARNING: Please note this episode contains references to child sexual abuse and domestic violence.
To buy Claire and Rachel's book 'The Baronesses: A True Story of Sisterhood, Survival and A Secret The Re-Wrote Their Past
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-baronesses/rachel-watkyn/claire-hornby/9781408722169
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baronesses-sisterhood-survival-secret-rewrote/dp/140872216X
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If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information:
https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)
https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA
https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia
https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland
If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:
https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK
https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK
https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims
https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK
https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland
https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men
https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland
https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men
https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men
https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia
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