Editing David Dickinson (section)

==Personal life==
Dickinson met his wife, 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 [[Prestbury, Cheshire|Prestbury]] in Cheshire. They have two grown-up children, and four grandchildren, Aim'ee and Lauren, Miles and Finley. Finley appeared alongside Dickinson on the second series of ''[[Big Star's Little Star]]''. Miles, who is now an [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]], featured on Series 20 of [[Dragons' Den (British TV programme)|BBC's ''Dragons' Den'']], becoming the youngest contestant to [[List of Dragons' Den (British TV programme) offers Series 11-20|successfully]] secure investment from a [[Steven Bartlett (businessman)|Dragon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/dragons-den-david-dickinson-grandson-questions/|title=Dragons' Den: David Dickinson's grandson sparks viewer confusion as he asks for £35k|last=Doherty|first=Réiltín|date=3 February 2023|work=Entertainment Daily|accessdate=3 February 2023}}</ref>  

Dickinson's nickname is "The Duke", a reference to his wardrobe. For forty years he has used the same tailor, Chris Nicolaou, who appeared as a guest for Dickinson's ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' programme, when he was surprised by [[Michael Aspel]] at an auction house in Folkestone in November 2002.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Until May 2008, Dickinson 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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}