Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, aged 64, died at Preston Royal Infirmary on Tuesday, August 9.
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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.
Hugh Grosvenor (25) is set to inherit his father the Duke of Westminster’s vast fortune after he died on Tuesday afternoon after becoming ill during a walk.
His 21st birthday party at Eaton Hall, which reportedly cost £5m, also made the newspapers.
Buckingham Palace said she was made aware of his passing yesterday evening. But his sudden elevation will put him in the spotlight as never before, raising the question; just who is the 7th Duke of Westminster?
Its property business began in 1677 when the duke’s ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married an heiress, Mary Davies, and acquired 500 acres of swamp, pasture and orchards in London, the Grosvenor Estate said. Grosvenor Estate’s trustees hold its assets for current and future members of the Grosvenor family, according to Grosvenor Group’s website. He told the Chester Chronicle at the time: “The party was simply incredible – a birthday and a party I will never forget”.
British media said his 25-year old son, Hugh Grosvenor, will inherit the title and fortune. “It is the beginning of a new era in my life and I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead”, the duke told the Chester Chronicle. shortly afterwards.
As a result of his father’s professed dislike of his time at Harrow, the young earl attended the local state primary school with his three sisters.
Vanity Fair described him as “baby-faced” and “absurdly rich”, while the Tatler List declared: “Hughie’s a Newcastle graduate with his own wine collection who goes wild for girls in neon”.
The estate he will inherit includes around 100 acres of Mayfair and 200 acres of Belgravia.
As a trooper and then an officer in the Royal Armoured Corps (Queen’s Own Yeomanry), Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve, the Duke was very much engaged in the work of RUSI. But the Bill failed to make it past the committee stage, meaning all eyes are now on Hugh Grosvenor, seventh Duke of Westminster.
The Normans introduced the common law to the United Kingdom in 1066, and it puts male children ahead of female children, irrespective of age.
When Princess Diana died, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and his wife Natasha became greatly involved in the life of William and Harry, at the request of Prince Charles, one of their closest friends.
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His also has a younger sister, Lady Viola, 23.
