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He is chairman of the London Library, a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, group economic adviser for Fleming Family and Partners, and chairman of an online start-up in social-media rankings, PeerIndex.
It contains some of the Carlyles' books (many on permanent loan from the London Library, which was established by Carlyle), pictures and personal possessions, together with collections of portraits by artist such as James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Helen Allingham and memorabilia assembled by their admirers.