Personal Life
Dickinson met his wife-to-be, Lorne Lesley, a cabaret performer, in a nightclub in the 1960s, and they married in 1968. As a wedding gift Lorne gave David an antique regency mourning ring, set with a rose cut diamond. Lorne is of African, Welsh and Scottish ancestry; she hails from Tiger Bay, Cardiff. The couple live in the village of Bollington, Cheshire and have two grown-up children, and also grandchildren.
Dickinson's nickname is "The Duke", a reference to his smart but slightly eccentric dress sense. For forty years David has used the same tailor, Chris Nicolaou, who appeared as a guest for David's This Is Your Life programme.
Until May 2008, he drove a bright blue Bentley Continental GT. He owns two vehicles, the first being an eco-friendly electric Smart EV and the second a Reliant Regal van; this van was one of the famous yellow Trotters Independent Traders vans from the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which Dickinson bought in 2007 for over £44,000.
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