Lord and lady of the manor: Illegitimate son who inherited '£50m' stately home after DNA test has already moved in with his girlfriend and son, built a gym in the garden and flown to New York to celebrate inheritance
- Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, has moved into 1,536-acre Penrose Estate in Cornwall
- Former care worker has had baby boy, Joshua, with his partner Katie Hubber, 30
- She says the couple 'can't get over the feeling of love' for their newborn son
- Jordan was confirmed as related to owner Charles Rogers after he died last year
It is the life he always knew he was born to – but only now after a DNA test has he been able to settle in as the new lord of the manor.
Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, has moved his partner, Katie Hubber, 30, and son Joshua, who was born last month, into the £50million 1,536-acre Penrose Estate in Cornwall.
It comes after the former care worker proved he is the illegitimate son of the previous owner Charles Rogers, who died last year from a drug overdose.
The father-of-one has certainly got his feet under the table since taking over the reins, installing a home gym on the existing tennis court, just feet away from the historic mansion building.
He described 2019 as the start of 'massive new beginnings' and shared images of a new Mercedes C63 outside the property, adding: 'Seeing if the Merc suits the house.'
He also posted images that show him 'patrolling the lake' on the estate in a kayak and in another post, boasted that he wants to 'fish my lake'.
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Jordan Adlard Rogers has moved his partner, Katie Hubber (pictured together) and son Joshua, who was born last month, into the £50million 1,536-acre Penrose Estate in Cornwall
Jordan described 2019 as the start of 'massive new beginnings' and shared images of a new Mercedes C63 outside his property, adding: 'Seeing if the Merc suits the house'
In images posted on Instagram, Jordan shows off the outdoor gym he has installed on the existing tennis court, which sits yards away from the historic mansion
Mr Rogers is pictured in a Facebook post in January with a cigar, a glass of wine and a pint, as he celebrates his newfound wealth
The first known owner of the historic estate (pictured today) was John de Penrose, in 1281. It remained in the Penrose family until it was bought in the 1770s by Hugh Rogers for £11,000
Jordan's father Charles Rogers is pictured in a photo (left). He was found dead in his car on the estate last August at the age of 62, and a test confirmed he was the father of Jordan (right)
The family seem to be enjoying the high life following the sudden windfall, with Jordan and partner Katie enjoying a celebratory trip to New York in December (pictured)
However, he may not be aware that it was stipulated when the property was donated to the National trust that no activities are allowed on the water, meaning fishing, swimming and boating are banned.
It has been quite the turnaround for former Porthleven FC defender Jordan, who was living in a council house before swapping it for the stunning estate at Penrose.
The family seem to be enjoying the high life following the sudden windfall, with Jordan and partner Katie enjoying a celebratory trip to New York in December.
Jordan announced his new life to friends on Facebook by changing his profile photo to that of Penrose Estate, prompting dozens of messages of congratulations.
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Addressing his followers, he said: 'Thanks everyone been hard three months or so fighting for what is truly mine. And closure on who my father was and family.'
Labourer friends joked that the home needing a new roof and radiators in a bid for his custom, while one wrote: 'Lord Jordan will have a bloody cleaner now!'
One friend said 'Christmas dinner at yours please, let your peasant family come over once in a while please' while another said 'Chuffed for you Lord Adlard.
'I reckon a nice MR2 turbo on the drive wouldn't go a miss.'
Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, with his partner Katie Hubber, 30, and their newborn son Joshua
Shown here is a satellite image of the mansion home, as well as the tennis courts sat to the north of the house where Jordan has installed a gym
Jordan said he is immersing himself in his new way of life since moving into the stately home
Posting to Instagram, Mr Rogers shared this image of a painting of his late father that hangs in the stately home. He captioned it: 'Dad, I love you'
Boasting that he 'doesn't need to work anymore', Jordan said he was now happy to simply live off the proceeds of the estate – a reported £1,000 a week from rent and investments.
Jordan claimed he had spent several years trying to prove its previous owner, Charles Rogers, was his real father, but Mr Rogers refused to give a DNA sample.
He claims he wrote several letters in his twenties with no reply, and came close to giving up.
However last year he decided to write one more letter and enclosed a DNA kit, and was shocked to receive a reply from a lawyer explaining that Mr Rogers had died.
The landowner was found dead in his car from a drug overdose on the estate in August at the age of 62 and a test was carried out that proved the pair were related.
With Charles's mother and brother also having passed away, Jordan was left as heir to the grand estate.
Despite tests proving that Jordan was related to the wealth landowner, he still faced objections from other members of the Rogers family that he should inherit the land.
And now he will have someone to pass the lavish property onto one day after having a baby boy called Joshua last month with Katie.
A video posted from inside the mansion shows a elderly relative of Jordan dancing along to a rap song along with the caption: 'Nan raving'
It has been quite the turnaround for former Porthleven FC defender Jordan, who was living in a council house before swapping it for the stunning estate at Penrose.
Mr Rogers said he had to deal with some obstructive family members but finally got the test
Miss Hubber said on Facebook they were 'over the moon and feeling very lucky to have such a gorgeous little boy' and 'can't get over the feeling of love for him'.
Jordan, who had suspicions since the age of eight that Charles was his father, said: 'He offered to do a DNA test when I was younger but it didn't happen.
'Then when I was 18, I knocked on his door and asked if I could have the test and he told me to do it through the solicitors. I was 18, so had other priorities.'
He added: 'I'm now starting to get my feet under the table here.
'People say I'm lucky but I would trade anything to be able to go back and for Charles to know I was his son. Maybe then he might have taken a different path.
'I don't need to work any more so want to set up a charity and help the Porthleven and Helston communities.
'I've been at the point of worrying about the next bill and have had a tough start in life but now I'm here, I want to help people.
'I'm not going to forget where I've come from.'
Mr Rogers has moved into the Penrose Estate between Helston and Porthleven in Cornwall along with his girlfriend and one-month-old baby son
Jordan said he decided to speak out to give a fuller picture of his father's life before he died
It's not the first time Jordan has found fame – five years ago, an online video of him breaking his back during a trampoline stunt went viral.
He drunkenly climbed a tree before jumping 20ft on to a trampoline, bouncing off and hitting a fence.
An inquest last week heard how Charles Rogers – who was made bankrupt six years ago after not paying his taxes – had struggled with drug abuse for many years and died of an overdose in his car outside the Grade II-listed farmhouse on the estate.
The inquest, held in Truro, heard that he was malnourished and neglected personal hygiene in the months before his death. Instead of living in his lavish home, he was sleeping in his car.
The first known owner of the estate was John de Penrose, in 1281. It remained in the Penrose family until it was bought in the 1770s by Hugh Rogers for £11,000.
Lieutenant Commander John Peverell Rogers, of the Royal Navy, donated the estate to the National Trust in 1974 – but left conditions about how it should be treated.
Within the estate lies the Loe Pool, the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall, and Lt Cdr Rogers insisted there should be no activities on the water, meaning fishing, swimming and boating are banned.
He died seven years ago, leaving the estate to his son Charles.
Jordan, who broke his back in a trampoline stunt gone wrong that went viral in 2014, said he had to deal with some obstructive family members in his attempt to prove who his father was
