The widow of speedboat ace Donald Campbell has claimed victory in a six-month legal dispute over the ownership of the boat in which he died, the Bluebird K7.
A former business associate of Campbell, Paul Foulkes-Halbard, claimed he had acquired ownership of the ill-fated boat through the course of certain business dealings.
A consent order lodged at the High Court in London declared Tonia Bern-Campbell and the executors of Campbell's will as the rightful owners.
Mr Foulkes-Halbard, who owns Filching Manor Motor Museum in Polegate, which displays 7,000 items of Campbell memorabilia, confirmed he had relinquished his claim to the boat.
Mrs Bern-Campbell has now arranged for the boat to be transferred to the Campbell Heritage Trust, which was set up to commemorate her husband's achievements and those of his father, the late Sir Malcolm Campbell, who died in 1949.
The boat will go on display in Cumbria.
The remains of Campbell were found this year, 34 years after his waterspeed record attempt ended in tragedy. His body will be buried on Wednesday.
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