Personal Life
Matthews married Joyce Reid in 1952 with whom he adopted three children Kathleen, Jason and Victoria but by 1990 the couple were living apart. Matthews also had a son, Frederick Elgershuizen, by Dutchwoman Cornelia Elgershuizen (died 2004), whom he lived with for eight-years from when he split from his wife in the mid 1970s until the early 1980s. Both Matthews and his wife lived in the grounds of Great Witchingham Hall, and had a villa in St Tropez.
Bernard was known for helping projects at Norwich Cathedral, Norwich Hospital, University of East Anglia, True's Yard Museum, Norwich Castle Museum, USAAF Memorial Library and others across Norfolk.
Matthews was a multi-millionaire with a fortune estimated at over £300m. His possessions included a motor yacht (sold by the time of his death), a Cessna 550 Citation II private jet, and a Rolls-Royce motor car. He died on 25 November 2010, aged 80.
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