who is Hugh Grosvenor, the very handsome duke of Westminster, much richer than the king?

The personal fortune of Elizabeth II, who died Thursday, September 8, 2022, is estimated at 370 million pounds according toSunday Times. A tidy sum which does not however allow the late sovereign to be classified in the greatest fortunes of the United Kingdom, despite the apparent splendor of the Windsors. Indeed, according to the classification based on the work ofForbes, the brothers Gopichand and Srichand Hinduja, who made their fortunes in various fields (banking, automobile, etc.), rank at the top of the pack with 12.8 billion pounds. But the magnates of industry and finance are not the only ones to stand out and a illustrious aristocrat is at the head of the largest noble fortune in the country: the Duke of Westminster.

In 2020, the Times presented him as the “England’s most prominent bachelor”. The fortune of Hugh Grosvenor, seventh Duke of Westminster, is estimated at $11.6 billion, 27 times more than the personal wealth of the English royal family! This man with blond hair and dark eyes saw his life change dramatically in 2016, the year during which his father died suddenly of a heart attack. Under a feudal rule of male primogeniture, the one who is nicknamed “Hughie” thus inherited the title of Duke of Westminster and thereal estate empire managed by Grosvenor Group. This portfolio is made up of real estate investments in 60 cities around the world such as Paris or Tokyo and part of Silicon Valley. However, to prevent the man from 31 years do not squander this fortune, this one has been placed in the hands of a trusta process allowing individuals or companies to transfer assets to a trusted person, who will manage them according to the instructions given to them.

Hugh Grosvenor: a generous man?

Hugh Grosvenor is a discreet man which only gives very few interviews and whose tabloids have only once pointed to a 6 million euro anniversary. “You would never have guessed his dad was a billionaire”, confided one of his university comrades in the columns of the Daily Star. Prince George’s godfather was however hailed during the first wave of Covid-19. The Duke of Westminster had indeed helped relieve hospitals under pressure by donating 10 million pounds to support caregivers. A nice gesture.