There I was staring at a huge ancient sepia-toned map, replete with details and names of the different places in the Philippines, including Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys.
Ralph Percy, 64, the 12th Duke of Northumberland, outraged locals after announcing plans to transform a three-acre site at his grade I Syon Park estate in Isleworth, west London into 80 luxury flats.