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George Bamford celebrates the arrival of a new subject

Congratulations to George Bamford, the amiable fashion photographer and JCB heir, whose Marlborough-educated wife Leonora, the daughter of David Pearl, the corporate financier, has just presented him with a 71b 10oz son, Caspian.

"He was born a day early in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's in London," says George, 29. "A birth in the Bamford family isn't an unusual occurrence, but he is our first, and we are absolutely delighted with him. I haven't taken his picture just yet, but I will do soon."

The couple married at Limerick Cathedral in Ireland in 2008. Leonora, 28, runs George's studio, which is housed in a converted church hall at the rear of their home in Chelsea. New Man that he is, George was happily cooking the lunch yesterday.