I fear I must correct the post by your correspondent Butters, who has clearly been led astray by the likes of Wikipedia.
Sir Geoffrey de Reoffrey, to give him his full name, is of old Norman stock. His ancestor Hardi de Reoffrey accompanied William I on his invasion of England in 1066. Indeed, he sent ahead of his archers a "troupeau de catcheuses a seins nus" who taunted Harold's men with cries of "He, Anglais! laisse moi te faire un sciseaux!". Dumbfounded, the English archers failed to react and Hardi's men carried the day.
For this he was raised to the baronetcy (Motto: "arracher". Trans: "snatch") and granted lands to the west of central London. However he tired of England, finding its young women not up to the athletic challenges he was used to and retired to his estates in Normandy from where he and his descendants supplied supple young women to the households of successive popes.
By and large the family has shunned the limelight throught its history. There was one exception during WWI which I was privileged to chronicle in my own modest monograph "De Reoffrey Pulls It Off" (Doubleday 1929).
The present baronet, Sir Geoffrey, divides his time between his estates in London and Central Europe. In keeping with the traditions of his family, he maintains a modest household which consists of several comely and athletic young ladies. This undoubtedly contributes to his affable nature and impeccable good manners.
