This makes him a thoroughly modern duke – the theoretical head of a vast family concern, but also his own man. It might be tempting to think of Hughie Grosvenor as master of all he surveys, but the way his predecessors arranged their affairs means it may even be technically incorrect to call him a billionaire. Trusts ensure continuity, and most rich families use them – the Rothschilds are said to have a series of them controlling more than £40bn. The De Waldens had gone beyond ordinary statutory disclosures and had listed stamp duty, VAT and an array of other levies as well.The Duchess and 6th Duke of Westminster with their daughters Lady Edwina and Lady Tamara, 1984. It was purely because of the way their taxes had been reported. He said that it was not acceptable that the 28-year-old (his age at the time) aristocrat had appeared at number 22 in the 2019 Tax List – he demanded that the Duke was bumped up the rankings right away.Īccording to the report, it quickly became clear that the aide was furious that another high-ranking aristocratic family with roots in property, the Howard de Waldens, had appeared 12 places higher than the Duke. In January this year, The Sunday Times also revealed for the second time, a ‘top tax contributor’ list, a ‘badge of honour’ line-up for those putting their wealth back into society.įollowing the publication of the 2019 list, a senior aide of the Duke of Westminster reportedly called The Sunday Times to deliver an incensed ten-minute rant. The Sunday Times reports that when Gopi’s son Sanjay, 54, got married in India in 2015, 16,000 guests were invited which must have made for a suitably lavish celebration.

The Hinduja Group has stakes in oil, gas, IT, energy, media, banking, property and healthcare. Last year’s was topped by Sri and Gopi Hinduja who are together worth £16 billion (down £6 billion, at number two) with their wealth attributed to the industry and finance sectors. The very top of this year’s Rich List is 73-year-old entrepreneur James Dyson of vacuum, hair dryer and electronic fan success.

Information from The Sunday Time Rich List, 2019 Lord Vestey and family, £721m 13 Lord Rothschild, £650m 14. Viscount Rothermere and family, £920m 12. Prince Jonathan and Princess Gesine Doria Pamphilj, £775m 10 The Duke of Bedford, £750m 11. The Earl of Iveagh and the Guinness family, £906m 8.

Princess Marie-Chantal and family, £2.14bn 5.

Baroness Howard de Walden and family, £4.316bn 4. The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family, £10.295bn 2.

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