In the house is the Beit Collection of paintings (shared with the National Gallery); it includes celebrated works by Gainsborough, Goya, Guardi, Hals, Reynolds, Rubens, Velasquez, Vermeer, and others, and a series of eight paintings by Murillo depicting the story of the prodigal son.
The Beit collection is on display.
The man who ran Thomas' charity golf tournament was thrown from the car.