Rafe Harcourt

Lord Rafferty "Rafe" Harcourt was a businessman who founded investment company Roarke White Ltd., which currently owns the McQueens' residence - The Cage. He also owns Harcourt's Grand Bazaar, and manages his investments from Harcourt Grove Ltd., based in the village. He died in January 2024 whilst being held captive by his wife Dilly Harcourt - later revealed to have been from his brain tumour.
== Biography ==
=== 2023: Inheritance Issues ===
Lord Rafe Harcourt was the founder of Roarke White Ltd., beginning investments in the village with The Cage in March 2023. In May 2023, Sienna Blake met the man himself at the Chester Races after encountering him in the VIP area. With no ticket in her possession, Rafe claimed to the waiter that she was accompanying him. Rafe convinced Sienna to bet £10,000 on his horse, which ended up losing.
Sienna attempted to con Rafe to retrieve her £10,000 loss, but Leela Lomax ended up inadvertently revealing the truth and Rafe donated the £10,000 to Sienna's supposedly chosen 'charity'. Meeting with James Nightingale for his late father's will reading, Rafe was informed that his £35,000,000 inheritance was being withheld until he met one clause: to marry. Rafe vented to Sienna about his controlling father, leading her to devise a plan with boyfriend Ethan Williams to con him out of the inheritance.
After staging a break-up with Ethan, Rafe began to grow closer to Sienna. However, her plan encountered issues in the form of the arrival of Rafe's sister Dilly. Dilly made her suspicions of Sienna very clear and began looking into her past. Rafe acquired The Cunningham Grande Bazaar (re-vamping it to Harcourt's Grand Bazaar), as well as Wham! Glam! Thank You Tan! (to turn into an office), with Sienna's assistance.
Dilly caught Sienna and Ethan having sex inside the office of The Loft and informed Rafe. Sienna denied the allegations and planted cocaine in Rafe's car, convincing him to send Dilly to rehab. After Dilly left, Rafe was convinced to confront Sienna once more, to which she confessed to the affair. A disappointed Rafe then left for Paris, unsure as to whether he could forgive Sienna.
=== 2023-2024: Revenge Plot and Death ===
Rafe returned from Paris a few weeks later, reuniting with Sienna. The new start lasted merely days until Rafe suspected Sienna of being a gold digger and offered her £50,000 to keep away, which Sienna angrily rejected. Meanwhile, at The Loft, Dilly drunkenly told Ethan that Rafe was dying and was keeping it a secret.
In October 2023, Rafe's ex-girlfriend Camilla Bassington-Hart arrived in the village to Sienna's dismay - especially when Rafe discovered a letter from his late father demanding that he married Camilla. Rafe invited Sienna to the Masquerade Ball, where a male Harcourt traditionally proposed marriage, and ended up proposing to Camilla. Just as Sienna started to change Rafe's mind, Ethan revealed the truth about the con.
Rafe turned on Sienna, and his relationship with Camilla accelerated. However, Sienna caught Camilla kissing Nadira Valli and delightedly told Rafe, who broke off the engagement and proposed to a thrilled Sienna. Afterwards, Rafe and Dilly paid Camilla and sent her away: Camilla was actually an actress, and Rafe and Dilly were husband and wife with a revenge plot against Sienna! As the plot continued, Rafe began to fall for Sienna and out of love with Dilly, and decided to leave Dilly for Sienna.
On the day of the wedding, Rafe cancelled the event and planned to confess to Sienna. Dilly struck him unconscious with a bell and held him in the basement as she told Sienna that Rafe had run away. However, upon returning, Dilly discovered that Rafe had died and moved his body to the sofa. Sienna later discovered Dilly's locket with a photo of Patrick Blake inside, which Dilly lied was a wedding present for her.
== Appendices ==
===Residences===
Address 	Duration
Harcourt Grove	Until 15th January 2024
===Employment History===
Job 	Duration
Army Commander	Unknown
Entrepreneur 	Until 15th January 2024
==Background Information==
*Chris Gordon's casting as "Rafe, the Earl of Dee" was announced in March 2023.
==Introduction Sequence==
*2023: Rafe walks along the City Wall.
*2023-2024: Rafe walks over to Dilly Harcourt on the City Wall.
==Quotes==
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==See Also==
*List of appearances
*Harcourt family
==Gallery==
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