James Major

James Major (born 1974) is the son of former British Prime Minister John Major. He was educated at Kimbolton School and Ratcliffe College.

Major met model and television presenter Emma Noble at a party at London's Café Royal, and were engaged three months later in May 1998. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/856593.stm BBC News Online] ] . The couple were married on May 29th 1999 in the palace of westminster chapel of the Houses of Parliament in London, [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/355843.stm|title=Family wedding for Major minor|publisher=BBC News|date=1999-05-29|accessdate=2008-06-05] followed by a reception at The Dorchester which netted them a £400,000 deal from Hello! magazine.citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-488760/Emma-Noble-My-son-autistic-I-feel-blessed.html|title=Emma Noble: My son is autistic but I still feel so blessed|author=Oliver, Sarah|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2007-10-22|accessdate=2008-06-05] The couple have a son, Harrison ("Harry")(born in July 2000) [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/856593.stm|title=Major minor goes home|publisher=BBC News|date=2000-07-29|accessdate=2008-06-05] who was later diagnosed as autistic. [citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1247808.ece|title=It broke my heart when my son's speech went|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-06-05|accessdate=2008-06-05] The couple divorced in 2004.Emma divorced James on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. [www.thesun.co.uk] In september 2008 it was reported that Major had set up home with the married deputy headmistress of his sons school,Mrs Kate Postlethwaite.The affair shocked the school community as well as her husband of just under a year Russell Postlethwaite.Postlethwaite blasted Major for "stealing" his wife,Major is reported to have said "What's the difference between stolen and seeing someone". [publisher=Sunday people] date 2008-09-28 ]

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