As previously reported in the Echo, The Duke of Westminster, Gerald Grosvenor, purchased the hall in October 2011 intending to move the centre where injured Armed Forces are treated from Headley Court in Surrey.
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The sixth Duke, who was ranked 68th richest billionaire in the world by Forbes with a calculated wealth of £8.3 billion (Dh39.72bn), was on close personal terms with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Presidential Affairs.
The son of the victim, Hugh Grosvenor, now finds itself propelled to the head of a real estate empire in the middle of London with land in Mayfair and Belgravia, two of the most exclusive areas of the capital.
The Duke is one member of the aristocracy who appears to have shunned the spotlight and the media were banned from his birthday bash.
He owned some of the wealthiest parts of London and was the man behind the Liverpool One development.
As well as property and land holdings in the capital the new Duke has inherited huge tracts of land across the British Isles, including in Oxford, Cheshire and Scotland, as well as in Spain.
“It is with the greatest sadness that we can confirm that the Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor (64) died.at Royal Preston Hospital”, a family spokeswoman said late on Tuesday.
Instead he and his sisters went to the local village state primary school.
Grosvenor studied countryside management at Newcastle University.
The new Duke of Westminster works as an account manager for bio-bean, a green technology company which recycles coffee grounds into advanced biofuels and biochemicals.
It is expected that the Grosvenor property business will carry on as usual. A 2013Vanity Fair profile declared him “absurdly, preposterously rich”. He particularly close to Prince Charles and a trustee of Princess Diana.
The bash featured headline performances from the likes of comedian Michael McIntyre and hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. The dress code was “black tie and neon”.
Hugh said at the time that the expense was worth it.
At the time, the then-Earl of Grosvenor told The Chester Chronicle: “The party was simply fantastic – a birthday and a party I will never forget”.
‘It is the beginning of a new era in my life and I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead’.
The family of the deceased “demand respect for privacy and understanding in this very hard time”, she added, quoted by the BBC.
The Financial Times said one of its reporters once asked the duke what advice he would give to a young entrepreneur wanting to succeed.
The Normans introduced the common law to the United Kingdom in 1066, and it puts male children ahead of female children, irrespective of age.
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Gerald and his wife Natalia – godmother to Prince William – have three daughters as well as son Hugh.
