Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster
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Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, Bt , DL (born 29 January 1991), is a British aristocrat and billionaire businessman. He inherited his title and control of the Grosvenor Estate, then worth an estimated £9 billion, from his father in 2016. [1] As such, Grosvenor is one of the wealthiest men in Britain. In 2023, Bloomberg estimated that he had a net worth of approximately £9.42 billion. [2] He ranked 15th on the Sunday Times Rich List 2024 with an estimated fortune of £10.127 billion. [3]
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Early life and education
Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor was born on 29 January 1991 in London as the third child and only son of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Natalia (née Phillips). His baptism on 23 June 1991 was attended by Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), who was named one of his godparents. He was styled as Earl Grosvenor from his birth until 2016, when his father died and he became the seventh Duke.
Through his mother, Grosvenor descends from the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, specifically from Nicholas I of Russia, and also from the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and his wife Natalia Nikolayevna Goncharova. [4]
He was raised at Eaton Hall in Cheshire, the Grosvenor family seat with his three sisters: Lady Tamara, Lady Edwina, and Lady Viola. They attended a local public primary school. Afterwards, he attended the small, private Mostyn House School, followed by Ellesmere College in Shropshire. [5] He later studied at Newcastle University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Countryside Management. [6]
Career
After graduating, Grosvenor worked in estate management at Wheatsheaf Group, a food and agriculture investment business based in the Eaton estate and owned by the Grosvenor Group. He then became an account manager at Bio-bean, a sustainability company that turns coffee waste into bioproducts, such as logs and biofuel. [6]
Upon his father's death in August 2016, he inherited the titles and share in the fortune then estimated at £9 billion, with considerable trust funds for his sisters. [7] This wealth is held in a trust of which the 7th Duke is a beneficial owner and chair of trustees but not the legal owner — an arrangement that received considerable media attention, owing to the inheritance tax exemption it confers. [8] [9] [10] [11] The 7th Duke is Chair of Grosvenor Group, a real estate development and investment company with a portfolio of urban and rural properties in Europe, Asia and North America, and investments in food and agricultural technology companies. [6] His land holdings include the 39,000 hectare Reay Forest Estate in Sutherland, Scotland. [12]
The 7th Duke was one of the peers carrying the Royal Standards at the 2023 coronation. [13] He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cheshire on 9 June 2023. [14]
Philanthropy
Grosvenor is the chair of trustees of the Westminster Foundation, a charitable organization that focuses on helping vulnerable youth and their families by supporting local communities and educational e-spaces, and fighting inequality of opportunities. [15]
He also continues to support the DNRC or the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre , an organization established by his father that helps wounded British military veterans. [16]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Grosvenor donated £12.5 million to the national COVID relief effort and to support the NHS, [17] and £1 million to the University of Oxford to fund research projects on mental health and psychology. [17]
Personal life
Grosvenor is a close friend of Prince William and Prince Harry. He is godfather of Prince George of Wales and Prince Archie of Sussex.
In April 2023, Grosvenor's engagement to Olivia Grace Henson (born 1992) was announced. [18] Henson attended Marlborough College alongside Princess Eugenie [19] and is the daughter of Rupert Cornelius Brooke Henson (born 1962) and Caroline Belinda Frisby (born 1963) whose great-grandmother was Lady Geraldine Mariana Hervey (died 1955), a great-granddaughter of the 5th Duke of Rutland. [20] [21] Henson is a graduate (Hispanic Studies and Italian) of Trinity College, Dublin. [22] The couple are set to be married on 7 June 2024 at Chester Cathedral. [23]
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| Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters | Notes |
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 United Kingdom | 9 August 2016 | Baronet |  | Bt | Inherited upon the Death of his Father |
| United Kingdom | 6 May 2023 | King Charles III Coronation Medal |  |
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- ↑ @grosvenor (18 May 2018). "In this short film, Hugh, #DukeofWestminster presents the Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, an initiative of his late father, the 6th Duke of Westminster, which will become one of the world's best clinical rehabilitation centres for people with trauma injuries" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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She is of aristocratic stock, descended from the Hoare banking family, the Marquesses of Bristol and the Dukes of Rutland...
- ↑ Burke, B. (1965). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Burke's Peerage. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-85011-006-7 . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
Lady Geraldine Mariana Hervey ( d . 3 June , 1955 ) , Lady Geraldine Hervey is the 2nd dau . of Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey [himself the grandson of the 5th Duke of Rutland], and she is the sister of the 4th Marquess of Bristol ( see BURKE's Peerage ) , and d . 29 July , 1956 , leaving issue: 1. HENRY PEREGRINE RENNIE HOARE, * 1900, 2. Angela Beryl Hoare, * 1903, Md.1) 1928, Lt.Col. Lionel Claud Frisby, D.S.O., M.C. of Basingstoke, Hampshire, * 1889, + 1936, s. of Henry Frisby. D1. Peter Henry Frisby, * 1929. D2. Simon Rollo Frisby, * 1933, Md. 1959, Sara Belinda Fox, d. of Capt. William Herbert Fox of Newbury, Berkshire. E1. Richard Lionel William Frisby, * 1961, Md. 1988, Anne-Louise Landless. F1. Henry Richard Myles Frisby, * 2000. F2. Serena Camilla Frisby, * 1994. F3. Iona Sophie Frisby, * 1997. E2. Angela Clare Frisby, * 1963, Md. 1988, Charles Iain Robert Wolridge Gordon, * 1961. F1. Henry Conolly Robert Wolridge Gordon, * 1990. F2. Charles Rollo Wolridge Gordon, * 1994. F3. Flora Louisa Wolridge Gordon, * 1991. E3. Caroline Belinda Frisby, * 1963, Md. 1989, Rupert Cornelius Brooke Henson. F1. Jasper Cornelius Richard Henson, * 1974. F2. Olivia Grace Henson, * 1992. F3. Emelia Rose Henson, * 1997....
- ↑ Wills, Kate (13 May 2024). "The woman who won the heart of the most eligible bachelor in England". UK Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
She is of aristocratic stock, descended from the Hoare banking family, the Marquesses of Bristol and the Dukes of Rutland...Henson speaks Spanish and Italian, having studied Hispanic Studies and Italian at Trinity College, Dublin (she got a 2:1) and before Marlborough she attended the prestigious Dragon School, Oxford,
- ↑ Dougherty, Matthew (27 June 2023). "Duke of Westminster to be married at Chester Cathedral". The Standard. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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