Editing Kit Lambert (section)

=== Ward of court ===
At the peak of his success Lambert owned a flat in [[Knightsbridge]], London, and [[Palazzo Dario]] on the [[Grand Canal (Venice)|Grand Canal]] in Venice, where he was known as Baron Lambert. Lambert claimed that he was conceived in Venice and hence was connected to the city. His neighbour was the heiress and renowned Modern Art collector, [[Peggy Guggenheim]], with whom Lambert was rumoured to be romantically linked. However, back in the UK his excessive drug use brought him to the attention of the British police and he was arrested and charged with possession of heroin. As a defence, and one rarely used, a lawyer convinced Lambert to become a [[Ward (law)|Ward]] of the [[Court of Protection]] whereby he would avoid drug charges and a potential prison sentence while an Official Solicitor would take charge of his affairs. As a ward Kit would be provided with a small weekly stipend out of his own money to live on amounting to approximately £150 per week, even though royalties from the albums that Lambert produced for the Who and Hendrix were steadily increasing each year.