Nevertheless, the Marquess continued the family tradition of serving as Mayor of Chester, and for many years Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire. She was there with her dear friend Vera Bate who was a friend of Bend'or. Since the London museum began selling digital versions of works from its collection last September, it has emitted enough carbon to power an . Police were alerted to the incident at around 7am on Tuesday February, 28. Ash Regan claimed a devolved parliament could set up a new central bank and ditch the pound just months after a vote for indepenence. The current Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is also the youngest of the lot at only 25. One of these, Richard Grosvenor, married three times within this social set; his wives had names familiar to those who live in the northwest: Cholmondeley, Wilbraham and Warbuton. No family member has received any benefit derived from these but, as UK residents, if they ever did then they would be fully liable to tax in this country. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster, is the son of the late Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and his wife Natalia Ayesha Grosvenor, the dowager Duchess of Westminster. Join thousands in getting the latest Scotland Now stories sent straight to your inbox. The king was horrified, supposedly saying, "I thought men like that shot themselves. The son of the 6th Baronet, Richard Grosvenor, naturally became increasingly involved in politics as his interests in the affairs of London grew. He purportedly concealed a huge uncut emerald at the bottom of a crate of vegetables delivered to Chanel. On its own, I suspect the current house would look cute, sort of bijou, but the juxtaposition of old and new struck me as quite incongruous when I visited on one of the rare open days (even then, only the gardens and the stable block are open). He was succeeded by his eldest son, RICHARD, 2nd Marquess (1795-1869), KG, PC, who wedded, in 1819, Elizabeth, younger daughter of George, 1st Duke of Sutherland. Learning that the crews of HMT Moorina and HMS Tara were being held in poor conditions at Bir Hakeim, he led the nine armoured cars with three armed but un-armoured cars and a further 28 cars and ambulances on the Bir Hakeim rescue a 120-mile (190km) dash across the desert. Once you clean your machine this way, it's said to keep the mould away for good - leaving your clothes fresh and clean. In late 1923, Coco Chanel met the 2nd Duke of Westminster at a dinner in Monte Carlo. The trusts established by successive dukes to control Grosvenor are UK resident and subject to British tax they pay a 6% charge on the value of many of their assets every 10 years. Hugh, Duke of Westminster is a Trustee of Grosvenor and Chair of the Westminster Foundation which represents the Duke's charitable activity and that of the Grosvenor businesses. Prince George's billionaire godfather, the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, 29, was spotted taking a stroll through the Italian village of Portofino today. His celebrated champion thoroughbreds won the Derby four times, including the most famous horse of the 19th century, Bend Or, who won in 1880. Once he became duke he set about bringing the Grosvenor Estate more up to dateexpanding holdings into North America and Australia and focusing attention on the decaying Waterhouse buildings at Eaton. Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. In 1925, the new Dukes grandfather enjoyed the company of Coco Chanel, one of the worlds leading dress designers, on his vast estate in remote north-west Sutherland. As a politician, the 2nd Earl also started out as a Tory then shifted towards the more reform-minded parties, supporting Catholic Emancipation and laws to benefit the poor, and as part of the coronation honours for William IV in 1831, was created Marquess of Westminster, recognising that his family was now a major player in London. His lordship was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1831, as Marquess of Westminster. He then received an MPhil from Pembroke College, Cambridge and a DPhil from the University of East Anglia. He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia . [2], His ancestral country estate in Cheshire, the 54-bedroom Eaton Hall, consisted of 11,000 acres (45km2) of parkland, gardens and stables. Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. He reportedly already has a taste for the high life after a staggering 5million was reputedly splashed out on his 21st birthday bash, attended by Prince Harry. Dr Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian specialising in Old Masters and British pictures, especially portraits. The estate has been abandoned for 52 years, but photos of its interior reveal that touches of Chanel's iconic design remain. She and her husband, the prominent Conservative Duff Cooper, were lunching at London's Savoy Grill with the Duke of Westminster. Nevertheless, the young 6th Duke, who took over from his father in 1979, firmly established himself in London and in the Northwestin fact more so than most of his predecessors, acting as chairman of a number of local charities in Cheshire and Liverpool, and chancellor of two of the newest universities in the country, first of Manchester Metropolitan (where I work) from its inception as a full-fledged university in 1992, then of Chester University when it too attained university status in 2005. Eaton Square in Belgravia, which is owned by the Duke of Westminster. History, heritage and genealogy about Europe's highest ranking aristocrats. First look inside Edinburgh's giant new street food and drink market. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster. Prince William and Kate, as well as Prince Harry, are regular visitors to Grosvenor properties including their boar hunting lodge in Spain. Fifth duke: 1910-1979. [7] From 2005 until 2014, he worked for Philip Mould Ltd,[6] where he made a number of significant art historical discoveries, including lost works by artists such as Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, and Sir Anthony van Dyck, on whom he is an acknowledged specialist. A female friend who knew Hugh during his time at Newcastle University, where he studied countryside management, said: We just knew him as Hugh from uni. His ruse was only uncovered after Chanel's assistant offered "the delivery boy" a tip. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. The name is a jovial reference to the ancient lost armorials of the family: Azure, a bend or, which were awarded to the Scrope family in the famous case of 1389 heard before the Court of Chivalry, known as Scrope v Grosvenor. Grosvenor Square was the site of many of Londons most prestigious mansions, and would be the home of the embassy of the United States from 1960 to 2018. 5) The tax-avoiding Cayman Islands trustmanaged by the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeaus chief moneyman. She married, secondly, Major Stephen Vernon in 1940. (LogOut/ But the precise details of their early years in Cheshire are hard to pin down. Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Cliveden would become more famous in the 20th century as the country house of the Astors (and the setting for the Profumo Scandal in the 1960s). We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Mary Davies was the daughter of a scrivener (scribe) and lawyer of London, who, at a young age, was already heiress to the Manor of Ebury, in Middlesex. A picture taken at the scene shows at least three police vehicles and a marked van in attendance while a uniformed officer stands guard at the crossroads junction. 19) An ex-minister who defended tax avoidance has a Bahamas trust fund. The Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is known for his friendship with the Royal Family as well as his impressive bank account. [2] He now presents, with Emma Dabiri (Jacky Klein in Series 1), the BBC4 series Britain's Lost Masterpieces,[3] which began in 2016.[4]. [3], His large estate attracted then-record death duties of 18m, which took between July 1953 and August 1964 to pay off to the Inland Revenue.[22]. The family's first hereditary honour was a baronetcy conferred by James I in 1622, largely to raise revenue . [citation needed], On 14 March 1916, he led the armoured cars on a daring raid against superior forces that destroyed the enemy camp at Bir Asiso. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. His massive portfolio includes nearly 100,000 acres in Scotland, the stunning Reay Forest Estate in Sutherland, including the famous peaks of Ben Stack, Arkle and Foinaven. Change). The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family, 10.295bn 2. 22) The law firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers leak was criticised for 'persistent failures' on terrorist financing and money laundering rules. [6] In 2016 he sold a newly identified portrait by Joan Carlile, the first professional British female artist, to the Tate gallery. 25) The schemes used to avoid tax on UK property deals. Detective says race played no part in his actions over Sheku Bayoh, inquiry told. The familys enthusiasm for trusts may be explained by the fact that death duties of 17m swallowed much of the second dukes 25m fortune. A close friend said: Hes extraordinarily close to William and Harry.. Apart from his four marriages, the Duke also had multiple love affairs and was known to make lavish, spectacular presents to his lover of the moment. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 28) Trumps close allyRobert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner, is the longtime owner of an offshore firm. HMRC has a register of trusts that pay tax, but this is not available to the public. His tall, diffident,. His titles and the entailed Westminster estate passed to his cousin, William Grosvenor, and thence to the two sons of his youngest half-uncle Lord Hugh Grosvenor (killed in action in 1914). Hugh Richard Arthur 2nd Duke of Westminster "Bendor" Grosvenor, 1879 - 1953 Hugh Richard Arthur 2nd Duke of Westminster Grosvenor was born on month day 1879, at birth place, to Victor Alexander Grosvenor and Sibell Mary Lady Grosvenor (born Lumley). Grosvenor is a grandson of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury,[15] and fifth cousin of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster. The tax advantages of UK trusts such as these have been gradually whittled away. The young aristocrat, who is not known to have a girlfriend, is now among the most eligible bachelors in the country. 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We are careful to ensure that our ownership of overseas property is through vehicles incorporated in the same country as the asset. My ancestors came from Germany to the American colonies in the 18th century and I am a proud Virginian. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster GCVO DSO (familiarly " Bendor ") (19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. The constituency was first known to have been represented in Parliament in 1545 and continued to exist until the redistribution of seats in 1918. It was decided to demolish most of the grand old buildings, leaving the clock tower, the chapel and the stables (which today houses the Grosvenor museum and a carriage museum), and building in its place a more modest house, though this was not built until the early 1970s, once the baton had passed from the 4th Duke to the 5th. Police arrest man after 'disturbance' near Scots primary school. The Duke and Duchess of Westminster with their son, The Lodge at Kylesku is owned by the Duke of Westminster, Glencoul Estate in the north of the country, Hugh Grosvenor leaves the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace. [12], In 2013 he discovered the lost portrait of Charles Edward Stuart by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay at Gosford House, the home of the Earl of Wemyss near Edinburgh. The buildings included a formal wing, a private wing, a clock tower, a private chapel, and stables that would rival those of any European monarch. Her husband sued the Duke and was given significant damages; the couple separated and she remained in London as part of the fashionable set while he returned to Cheshire to develop his estates, and in particular his passion for horses. He becomes the seventh Duke of Westminster and is now the second wealthiest under 30 in the world, a mere 1billion short of Wal-Mart heir Lukas Waltons fortune. He was the son of Victor Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, son of the 1st Duke of Westminster, and Lady Sibell Lumley, the daughter of the 9th Earl of Scarborough. The oldest trust, simply referred to as ADWSLF in the data, was settled, or created, in 1953 by the second duke upon his death. By 2009, the sixth dukes trustees appear to have become wary of transacting too much of his business via tax havens. [2], The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each grandsons of the first. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. The reason given was to better align the shareholders interests with the groups activities. The elder, Lady Ursula, married twice and had children, but the younger, Lady Mary, never married, and despite the lack of a ducal title, managed to keep up the princely lifestyle of her forebears, as manager of large estates in Kenya, South Africa and the Scottish Highlands, until her death in 2000. This was important, as the mineral resources (coal, lead, stone) in the mountains of North Wales became a great source of revenue for the Grosvenors in the later 17th century. 10)Apple secretly moved parts of its empire to Jerseyafter a row over its tax affairs. He was educated at Harrow School before attending the University of East Anglia for his BA Hons. Paper Subscription to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, Paper Subscription to the Paisley Daily Express, 2023 Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, Princess Diana's bodyguard says it's "impossible" for James Hewitt to be Prince Harrys father, Man arrested after climbing over security fence at Buckingham Palace, Prince George's first wheels - a Range Rover Vogue - go up for sale, Remote Scottish island seeking couple for once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity. Massive sunbathing walrus spotted relaxing on rock on the Scottish coast. Despite having married four times, he sired only one son who lived for five years, and two daughters. But the Grosvenors are not native to Cheshire: the family name is unmistakably of Norman origin as descendants of the great (or fat) hunter, probably a master of the hunt in the service of the dukes of Normandy. Because the Bermuda company was to be controlled by trusts, Appleby would need to follow standard procedure and disclose the names of their beneficiaries and other basic information to the regulator. Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian and broadcaster. The second daughter married media royalty, history presenter Dan Snow, while the much younger two children, Hugh and Viola remain unmarried. "His anti-Semitic rants were notorious", according to a biographer of Coco Chanel. Hugh Grosvenor is set to inherit his family's . 29)One of the worlds biggest touts used an offshore firm to avoid tax on profits from reselling Adele and Ed Sheeran tickets. Several streets were laid out on what had been the site of the annual May Fair, and were given royal approval by the creation of a new parish and a new parish church, St. Georges Hanover Square, which became one of the most fashionable places to have a society wedding in the 18th century. Birth. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor is Britains youngest billionaire. The result is only a little better, especially with the stark contrast of the towering chapel and stable buildings. The present holder of the title is Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke, who inherited the dukedom on 9 August 2016 on the death of his father, Gerald. For centuries, the Grosvenors were not that different to the hundreds of county families who dominated the shires of England for most of its history; but due to a fortunate marriage in the late 17th century, and savvy business planning in the century that followed, they were drawn into the first rank of Britains power elite, so much so thataccording to the legendQueen Victoria felt compelled to make her richest subject a duke so that she would not be embarrassed sitting down with him for tea. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. It was quite unexpected when he died suddenly there in August 2016. The family's London town house was Grosvenor House, Park Lane, while Halkyn Castle was built as a sporting lodge for the family in the early 1800s. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor. In Monte Carlo in 1923, Grosvenor was introduced to Coco Chanel by Vera Bate Lombardi. Richard Alexander Grosvenor and Gabriella Grosvenor. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. His wife Loelia wrote in her memoirs: "Of course everybody, even his parents and sisters, would normally have addressed the baby as "Belgrave" so they may have thought that any nickname was preferable. Documents from 2012 show Grosvenors shares were held by five trusts and by the sixth Duke of Westminster in his name. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard. Related pages. Continuing the familys spread of properties across England, the 2nd Marquess acquired and rebuilt Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire, and he built schools in Cheshire and donated land in the city of Chester to form Grosvenor Park. She recalls:[17]. [1] As a dealer he specialised in Old Masters, with a particular interest in Anthony van Dyck. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. The duke and Coco spent happy times in the fishing lodge at Rosehall, which she re-decorated and furnished. Amazon Fire TV Stick warning as tech giant issues serious alert to users. But the man whose idea it was, and who paid for a good proportion of it, Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminyster, died of a heart attack on 9 August 2016, aged only 64. The painting was thought to be a copy of a painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens that had been lost for nearly 400 years, but after restoration was found to be the original by Rubens.[9]. 18th May 2016. During their 1916 campaign in Egypt, as part of the Western Frontier Force under General William Peyton, the Duke (then a major) commanded the armoured cars of the regiment and took part in the destruction of a Senussi force at the action of Agagia on 26 February 1916. He also added to the familys landholdings in the north by acquiring the Abbeystead estate, near Lancaster, with 18,000 acres bordering on the Forest of Bowland. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed "Bendor". "[3], For sea excursions, he had his choice of two yachts, Cutty Sark and Flying Cloud. This is on Park Lane, the road bordering Hyde Park, one of the best addresses in the city. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. The information supplied, whatever it was, appears to have satisfied the Bermuda authorities, because the company was successfully incorporated on 16 December. The Duke, known for his pro-German sympathies, was reportedly instrumental in influencing his former mistress, Coco Chanel, to use her association with Winston Churchill to broker a bilateral peace agreement between the British and the Nazis. I focus primarily as an academic on the early modern period and France, but my interests range from early medieval Ireland to 20th-century Russia. 12)The billions in tax refunds by the Isle of Man and Malta to the owners of private jets and luxury yachts. The Grosvenor family ancestry can be traced back almost 1,000 years, while its association with London property began over 340 years ago - in 1677 - when land to the west of the City of London came into the family following the marriage of Sir Thomas Grosvenor to Mary Davies. The constituency's . The 1st Dukes grandson, born the year before the Derby win, was always known by his nickname Bendor, and in recent years, another member of the family (from the Ebury line) who has moved into prominence is the presenter and art historian Bendor Grosvenor. Second duke: 1879-1953. As a result, his son spoke with a Northern Irish accent which certainly made him stand out in Westminster. 18)Prominent Brexit campaigners have put money offshore. Coco Chanel and her fascinating ties to Scotland laid bare in new book. [6] Before becoming an art historian he worked in politics as an adviser, first to the Labour MP Tony Banks, Lord Stratford, then to the Conservative MP Hugo Swire. The marriage was not long a happy one, and within five years Henrietta, Lady Grosvenor, was embroiled in a scandalous affair with the Kings younger brother, the Duke of Cumberland. Codenamed "Operation Modellhut", it was an attempt through the British Embassy in Madrid, via Chanel, to influence Churchill, and thereby persuade the British to negotiate a separate peace with Germany. He is also a writer and a former government adviser on . 20) TheDukes of Westminster pumped millions into secretive offshore firms. By her first husband, she had two sons, Patrick (who married the film actress, Edward George Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (19041909), who died aged 4, after an operation for, His second marriage was held on 26 November 1920, when the Duke became the second husband of, Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (Various editions), Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage (Various editions), Leslie Field: "Bendor The Golden Duke of Westminster" (1983), This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 01:55. [6] In later life, the Duke was notable for being virulently opposed to homosexuality. 24) A topDemocratic donor built up a vast $8bn private wealth fundin Bermuda. The 1st Earl Grosvenor did not neglect his northern duties, however, and married a Vernon from Staffordshire, served as Mayor of Chester in 1759, and in the late 1760s acquired the manors of Belgrave and Eccleston which bordered his Eaton estate. An avid participant in the hunting life, the Duke owned lodges reserved for the sport in Scotland and France (the Chteau Woolsack). First duke: 1825-1899. I love heraldry and genealogy. [8] He resigned his commission in December 1901,[9] and was appointed captain of the Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Imperial Yeomanry the following month. It was sold in the 1920s and mostly demolished, to be reborn as the Grosvenor House Hotel which remains today in all its splendour. [4], Like many of his social class who were born to lives of privilege, the Duke was often occupied in the pursuit of pleasure. According to the American magazine Forbes guide to the worlds wealthy, the Duke had a fortune of 9.35billion, making him the 68th richest billionaire in the world, and the third richest in the UK. William Grosvenor was brain damaged at birth, and died unmarried and childless. View more posts. Further south, nearer the river, was Pimlico, developed as a residential area a bit later. The Ebury barons, with their seat at Moor Park in Hertfordshire, would continue into the 20th century, and inherited the Wilton earldom in 1999 (though today they live in Australia). Keep reading for a look inside the famed manor. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, son of the fifth duke, mentor to Prince William, served in the Territorial Army for 40 years. Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 20:47. Dan Snow and Duke Of Westminster's daughter wed in secret. He took a few notes on their conversation. Next day "Bendor", telephoning to a friend, said that if there was a war it would be entirely due to the Jews and Duff Cooper. He became Duke of Westminster at the age of 25, following the death of his father on August 9, 2016, aged 64. Economic historians have analyzed the Grosvenor Estate, but this thesis is not concerned with Vesta Ltd, incorporated in Bermuda in 1964, controlled Trumpet Company Ltd, another Bermuda company, which in turn held shares in GIHL. The 2nd Earl also turned to rebuilding Eaton Hall in Cheshire from about 1803, engaging one of the Prince of Waless favourite architects (notably in Brighton), William Porden, to build a neo-Gothic mansion of princely proportionsdescribed by contemporaries as either epic and wondrous or in monstrously bad taste. A spokeswoman for Grosvenor Estates - the 6th Duke's property company - says : 'He is a very, very distant relative - so distant you would barely say they were related.' Bendor himself tells me: 'I have no wish to be in Ephraim Hardcastle, normally the meanest part of a mean newspaper. A prominent art historian and former Conservative adviser has cut ties with the Tories, saying that it is time to "destroy" the party.Bendor Grosvenor, who is a co-presenter of BBC4's Britain's. The youthful Duke of Westminster's wealth is the richest under-thirty with his wealth estimated at 10.295 billion according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The 2nd Duke died in 1953. This wealth allowed the 3rd Baronet, Thomas, to rebuild Eaton Hall in the 1670s, the first in a series of great houses built on the site. Chanel was becoming one of the world's most recognisable clothes designers, and the duke was Britain's richest man with an estimated income of a guinea per minute. Grosvenor did not want to share this data. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, GCVO, DSO (familiarly "Bendor"; 19 March 1879 - 19 July 1953) was a British landowner and one of the wealthiest men in the world. The duke married four times and was divorced three times. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor died at the Royal. [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton. By the turn of the 20th century, the Westminster family was enormousthe 1st Duke had married twice and sired twelve children, and three of his sons had sons of their own. The 1st Duke of Westminster is known for his horses (and his only formal government appointment was in fact Master of the Horse, in 1880, though this was by now just a ceremonial role). [8], In 2017, he discovered the "lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham at Pollok House, Glasgow, Scotland. Historical records matching William Grosvenor, 3rd Duke of Westminster William Grosvenor 3rd Duke of Westminster in FamilySearch Family Tree William Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Nahum Web Site) William Grosvenor, Iii Duque De Westminster in MyHeritage family trees (Volvemberg Web Site) Richard Grosvenor was created Baronet of Eaton in January 1622. 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