My brother Elton? He's just my warm-up act!

Of all the stories that Sir ’s younger half-brother Geoff Dwight tells about their estranged relationship, perhaps one of the most bizarre concerns an incident he says occurred in 1995.

As you might expect from a long-time cannabis smoker, 56-year-old Geoff’s memories are somewhat hazy. But that summer, as he recalls it, his battered old Bedford van broke down near the rock star’s Berkshire mansion, and when he rang the bell near the gates for help he was turned away by security guards.

Unable to afford a hotel, he spent that night sleeping under some nearby bushes.

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