Ebury was an ancient manor formerly held by the Abbey of Westminster; confiscated by the Crown in 1530s, it was given to various people in succession, including the Earl of Middlesex, who sold it to Hugh Audley, one of the richest men in England, who then passed it to his great-great-niece, Mary Davies. 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. [10] He also works as a journalist and writer, and presents programmes for BBC2's The Culture Show. During the event held at Eaton Hall, guests were treated to a fireworks display and a dinner featuring a tasting plate of half a scotch egg, smoked salmon and Morecambe Bay potted shrimps. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [2], The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each grandsons of the first. People of State Pension age living on their own may be due extra 201 each week from April. Coco Chanel and her fascinating ties to Scotland laid bare in new book. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter. The Grosvenor Group, a property company owned by the Duke of Westminster, swung to a loss in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, but still paid out a dividend of 47m ($66m), up from 46.3m the. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He subsequently invested in land in South Africa and Rhodesia, and visited the colony with his wife in late 1902.[11]. 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. 3)Extensive offshore dealings by Donald Trumps cabinet members, advisers and donors, including substantial payments froma firm co-owned by Vladimir Putins son-in-law to the shipping group of the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross. But the precise details of their early years in Cheshire are hard to pin down. The legendary Ibrox striker was at Hampden on Sunday as his former team proved second best once again. Applebys officer noted: They do not have too many offshore holdings as they have to be very careful reputationally, as the property group is owned by trusts for the Duke of Westminsters family.. He appeared smart and cheerful as he attended the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan at St . by: Harrison, Michael, 1907-1991 Published: (1966) Lady Elizabeth and the Grosvenors; life in a Whig family, 1822-1839. by: Huxley, Gervas Published: (1965) If you were not one of the people in Scotland lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis on Sunday night, you have another chance on Mondayhere are the best spots for it. As was seen in the recent television drama of the same name, this residential area designed by Thomas Cubitt became the centre of aristocratic life in the Regency period of the early 19th century. Much of this fortune is still based in London and Cheshire properties, but the Grosvenor Group has expanded globally, and includes a surprising number of office towers in San Francisco and Vancouver, and shopping malls in Sweden, France, Shanghai and Liverpool. Seventh duke: born 1991. [7], Lord Grosvenor had taken a commission with the Royal Horse Guards and was in South Africa serving in the Second Boer War, when in December 1899 he succeeded his grandfather. 28) Trumps close allyRobert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner, is the longtime owner of an offshore firm. Historical records matching Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Gerard Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Heywood Web Site) Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster in MyHeritage family trees (Keeling Web Site) Gerald Cavendish 6th Duke Of Westminster Grosvenor in MyHeritage family trees (Hunt Web Site) There is no public register listing the names, beneficiaries or holdings of any UK trusts, despite the fact such vehicles control vast tracts of land and property in Britain. 26) Thecelebrities, from Harvey Weinstein to Shakira, with offshore interests. Assets worth 600m belonging directly to the 6th Duke, which were not held in trust, were inherited by his wife exempt from tax, as is normal for married couples. In 2009 he proved the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Charles Edward Stuart by Maurice Quentin de La Tour was in fact a portrait of Charles' brother Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York. The heir, Earl Grosvenor, predeceased his father, so young Bendor took over as 2nd Duke and ruled over the Grosvenor estates (estimated in 1900 at about 6 million pounds, or over 700 million in todays money) for the next half-century. The air is most exhilarating, keen and yet caressing. The current Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is also the youngest of the lot at only 25. . The duke and Coco spent happy times in the fishing lodge at Rosehall, which she re-decorated and furnished. 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 completed the familys political transition to the Whig party and served in the government of Lord John Russell as Lord Steward of the Household in 1850. Aside from his palatial residences at Grosvenor House in Mayfair and Cliveden, the 1st Duke yet again decided to rebuilt Eaton Hall in Cheshire. "[citation needed], During the run-up to the Second World War, he supported various right-wing and anti-Semitic causes, including the Right Club. The result is only a little better, especially with the stark contrast of the towering chapel and stable buildings. A beloved Edinburgh pub is famous for its unique signage at its front doorwhich has divided tourists after a Scots local shared a picture of it. Nimesh Shah, a partner at the accountants Blick Rothenberg, said: Nowadays, trusts are used for a variety of reasons and tax is only one of those reasons. 1)Millions of pounds from the Queens private estate has been invested in a Cayman Islands fund and some of her money went to a retailer accused of exploiting poor families. Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor (1879-1953), Duke of Westminster - called Bend'Or from the family coat of arms - was the product of a landed Cheshire family whose estate, Eaton Hall south of Liverpool, dated from the 15th century. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and Lord Lieutenant of the newly formed County of London, from 1888. British media said his 25-year old son, Hugh Grosvenor, will inherit the title and fortune. In Europe, MEPs have been pushing for each member state to improve transparency by introducing public registers of trusts. 12)The billions in tax refunds by the Isle of Man and Malta to the owners of private jets and luxury yachts. The dukedom of Westminster may be relatively new (1874), but their development of Mayfair and Belgravia stretches back to the early 18th century, and their control of extensive estates in Cheshire much, much further, to the 12th century or before. His designs were also inspired by the Gothic, but much more restrained than the previous building at Eaton, and were seen by most as a lot more tasteful, and certainly more austere (described in once source as Wagnerian). 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. His celebrated champion thoroughbreds won the Derby four times, including the most famous horse of the 19th century, Bend Or, who won in 1880. Sotheby's have announced a highlight of their next Old Master sale in London in July; Francesco Guardi's 'Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge from the Fondamenta del Carbon'. Hugh Grosvenor became Britains youngest billionaire after his fathers death last year. 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. 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. They were divorced in 1926. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 11) How the sportswear giantNike stays one step ahead of the taxman. This mission as planned ultimately met with failure, as Churchill had no interest.[19]. Members of the 29-year-old's family were sickened after spotting a sign reading 'Justice for Morton Eadie' being flown above the stadium during Sunday's Old Firm match in Glasgow. According to his Times obituary (21 July 1953), "he was busy up to the day of his death in great schemes of afforestation in Cheshire, in the Lake District, and in Scotland. He was described as "a pure Victorian who had eyes for his shotgun, his hunters, his dogs a man who enjoyed hiding diamonds under the pillow of his mistresses "[5] He was also prompt to seek military service when war broke out, volunteering to fight as a front-line officer in both the Boer War and the First World War. 17) British celebritiesincluding Gary Linekerused an arrangement that let them avoid tax when selling homes in Barbados. 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. 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. Mary Davies, Lady Grosvenor, is only normally noted in two other contexts in the histories of the family: one that she converted to Catholicism in about 1695, and the other, that she went mad about the same timeI suspect these are just two ways of telling the same story according to the biases of the time In any case, she lived a long life, until 1730, by which time her three sons, Richard, Thomas and Robert (the 4th, 5th and 6th baronets in succession) had begun developing the northern parts of Ebury Manor into a new area of fashionable residence they called Mayfair, centred around Grosvenor Square. Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncles and aunts: Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Elizabeth Harriet Butler Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's uncle-by-marriage was James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster's aunt was Lady Beatrice Constance Moncreiffe Bendor Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of . Detective Inspector Graeme Dursley was speaking at the inquiry in Edinburgh today, March 1. Where the group occasionally has entities in offshore locations, it is typically as a result of the requirements of joint-venture partners.. He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia . View more posts. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Our policy is to uphold the highest standards of business practice. 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. He said investors in the property fund would have paid tax in their own countries and the use of jurisdictions such as Bermuda was common for these types of funds, in order to avoid investors being taxed twice. The Dukes own wife, Natalia Phillips, while herself untitled, is a close relative of the Mountbattens, through their shared Romanov descent. 4)Twitter and Facebook received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments that can be traced back to Russian state financial institutions. Tourists divided over 'unwelcoming' sign barring punters from Edinburgh pub. Once you clean your machine this way, it's said to keep the mould away for good - leaving your clothes fresh and clean. [4], Like many of his social class who were born to lives of privilege, the Duke was often occupied in the pursuit of pleasure. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire between 1907 and 1920. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. The second Duke of Westminster, known as 'Bendor' after his grandfather's racehorse, 'Bend Or', owned 17 Rolls-Royces and used to hide diamonds under the pillows of his mistresses. In 1953, the ducal title and the bulk of the estate therefore passed to William Grosvenor, already a man in his late fifties, who had lived with a caretaker all of his life due to brain damage incurred at birth. General Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, died aged 64 on August 9 2016. He became Duke of Westminster at the age of 25, following the death of his father on August 9, 2016, aged 64. Ash Regan claimed a devolved parliament could set up a new central bank and ditch the pound just months after a vote for indepenence. For ground transportation he had 17 Rolls-Royce automobiles and a private train built to facilitate travel from Eaton Hall directly into London, where his townhouse Grosvenor House was located. The 1st Marquess of Westminster died in 1845 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard (who had been known for most of his life by the courtesy title Viscount Belgrave). St Mary the Virgin Churchyard. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster. The son of the 6th Baronet, Richard Grosvenor, naturally became increasingly involved in politics as his interests in the affairs of London grew. 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. Duchess of Westminster Natalia Grosvenor and her daughters looked fabulous when they turned out for the royal wedding in Windsor on Saturday. 25) The schemes used to avoid tax on UK property deals. The 6 th Duke of Westminster would later defend the social rented . The Bermuda entity, eventually called Grosvenor Land Property Fund Ltd, would go on to invest $30m in developing luxury homes in some of Hong Kongs most desirable neighbourhoods, in a joint venture with another wealthy family, the Keswicks, through their Jardine Matheson Group. This is on Park Lane, the road bordering Hyde Park, one of the best addresses in the city. 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. 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