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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I teach history at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, and am the senior editor of The Court Historian, the journal of the Society for Court Studies. Amazon Fire TV Stick users may soon start seeing a warning message when trying to side-load dodgy unofficial apps. [18] Publications [ edit] He takes seriously his family and the Estate's social responsibilities to contribute in real and . 17) British celebritiesincluding Gary Linekerused an arrangement that let them avoid tax when selling homes in Barbados. [18] In late 1943 or early 1944, Chanel and her current lover, Nazi espionage agent Baron Hans Gunther von Dinklage, undertook such an assignment. Successful new claims for Pension Credit may also qualify for the 900 cost of living payment. When he died in 1963, the title moved to still another branch of cousins, two brothers, Gerald and Robert, the 4th and 5th dukes. Coco Chanel spent. It thus seemed to make sense to move the Grosvenors up into this world of dukes, and it didnt hurt that the 1st Duke of Westminsters annual income had reached about 200,000 (about 25 million today). 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. In 1939 Archibald Ramsay founded a secret society called the Right Club in . 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 "Bendor" Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster was born on 19 March 1879. They reveal for the first time the names, settlors and creation dates of the five UK trusts that have been used, for generations, to keep in the hands of a single family an estate that includes much of Belgravia and Mayfair in London, 165,000 acres of British countryside, hundreds of developments in North America, Australia and Hong Kong, and an island in Vancouver. The 6th Duke had reconnected the Grosvenor family with the Northwest of England, but he and his two sisters also connected their family more closely with the higher aristocracy (since several of his predecessors had married young when they were still mere gentlemen, the now numerous dowager duchessesthere were three in 1979came from more modest backgrounds; the 2nd Dukes widow Anne outlasted them all, passing away in 2003!). [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. GMB's Susanna Reid forced to change dress that was too 'racy' for morning TV. 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. Instead, he attended a state primary before going to a private day school. The Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is known for his friendship with the Royal Family as well as his impressive bank account. (images from Wikimedia Commons or my own photos), I am a historian of monarchy and the high aristocracy of Europe. 29)One of the worlds biggest touts used an offshore firm to avoid tax on profits from reselling Adele and Ed Sheeran tickets. His celebrated champion thoroughbreds won the Derby four times, including the most famous horse of the 19th century, Bend Or, who won in 1880. Bendor Grosvenor. According to tradition, the first Grosvenors descended from a nephew of this Hugh Lupus, and were given lands along the banks of the Dee to help keep it secure for Anglo-Norman rule, though the first records indicate their lands were at Little Budworth, a short distance to the east. The earlier life of the 5th Duke of Westminster gives a slightly different twist to this story so far: born in 1910, he was quite far down the line of succession, and concentrated his political interests on his mothers estates in Northern Ireland, living at Ely Lodge on Lough Erne and serving as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, 1955-64, and High Sheriff of County Fermanagh. 6) TheFormula One champion Lewis Hamilton avoided taxes on a 17m jetusing an Isle of Man scheme. Massive sunbathing walrus spotted relaxing on rock on the Scottish coast. The courtesy title of the eldest son and heir to the Duke is Earl Grosvenor. (Bend'or was the name of his grandfather's derby-winning stallion.) 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 Scrope family won the lawsuit, forcing the Grosvenors to adopt their golden wheatsheaf (a garb in heraldic language, an ancient symbol of Cheshire), but had fallen into obscurity, so in a way, this reclaiming of the bend or symbolism was a victory long in coming. 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. Bendor Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke, and Chanel became lovers and spent many holidays together at Stack Lodge and another nearby house at Lochmore. He was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as an adult and has advocated improved accessibility at museums. After his dalliance with Coco Chanel, he was fascinated by the Brazilian Aime de Heeren, who was not interested in marrying him, but to whom he gave significant jewellery, once part of the French Crown Jewels. 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]. 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. He purportedly concealed a huge uncut emerald at the bottom of a crate of vegetables delivered to Chanel. [16], In her book The Light of Common Day, Lady Diana Cooper reminisces back to 1 September 1939. With a net wealth of 10.054bn, according to the Sunday Times, he and his family rank as the 12th richest in the UK. Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor. Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. They had subsisted on little more than the snails in which the region abounded, but said their captors had not been overly cruel. A bartender has shared some of the worst mistakes that customers might make on a night out. The name "Grosvenor" turns up a lot in Chester, and was even possibly "borrowed" for a well-known treasure scam which also involved "Sherlock Holmes": 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. Just four months after I revealed their clandestine romance, TV historian Dan Snow and glamorous heiress Lady Edwina Grosvenor have . It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. 14) Thesecret loan and alliance used by the London-listed multinational Glencorein its efforts to secure lucrative mining rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Something went wrong, please try again later. We didnt realise who was. Over the next century, the family married, as expected, with the major county families of CheshireFitton, Stanley, Legh, Norris, Venablesbut also across the Welsh border into Flintshire. Mark Hateley rues 'crazy' Rangers stance as Celtic reinvention has him admitting that's the difference. The current Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, is also the youngest of the lot at only 25. 2)Prince Charless estate made a big profiton a stake in his friends offshore firm. 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). 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. Thanks to careful planning by his predecessors, the 26-year-old inherited the sprawling Grosvenor Group without having to pay the 40% death duties imposed on most British taxpayers. Five years earlier, the duke had added to his. Arriving in Cape Town, he was reported to leave that city for the front in early March. The children of the 6th Duke and Duchess were therefore raised in close proximity the royal family, and there are various godparentages in both directions. The Ebury estate consisted of about 500 acres on the north bank of the Thames in what was then mostly undrained, swampy land west of the town of Westminster, through which ran the lower courses of the River Tyburn. 18)Prominent Brexit campaigners have put money offshore. It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family. Lost portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, "lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, "Grosvenor, Dr Bendor Gerard Robert, (born 27 Nov. 1977), art historian; writer", "Lost Rubens portrait of James I's 'lover' is rediscovered in Glasgow", "Gallery admits portrait isn't Bonnie Prince Charlie", "Lost Bonnie Prince Charlie portrait found in Scotland", "Historic lost portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie secured by the National Portrait Gallery", "My theatrical clash with the copyright commissars", "The 'fake aristo'? The family's first hereditary honour was a baronetcy conferred by James I in 1622, largely to raise revenue . 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. The companies were dissolved later that year. Robert George Grosvenor, brother of the fourth Duke, lived in Northern Ireland at Ely Lodge on an island in the middle of Lough Erne. On one occasion, when tasked with setting up a Bermuda company in 1999, Grosvenor representatives asked Appleby to seek dispensation from the normal rules for declaring who the trust beneficiaries were. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Grosvenor was born on 27 November 1977 in London. Dr Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian specialising in Old Masters and British pictures, especially portraits. Ash Regan claimed a devolved parliament could set up a new central bank and ditch the pound just months after a vote for indepenence. Their son, the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, would turn his attention once again to London, and develop the area a bit further to the west, named Belgravia in honour of the familys newer property in Cheshire. The Earl moved his own London residence from Millbank House (on the Thames) in 1805 to Mayfair, to a house he purchased from the Duke of Gloucester which he renamed Grosvenor House. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, landowner, born 22 December 1951; died 9 August 2016 This article was amended on 12 August 2016. 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) Stalker cop who harassed fellow officer slapped with 12 month contact ban. Hugh Grosvenor became Britains youngest billionaire following his fathers death in 2016. The information supplied, whatever it was, appears to have satisfied the Bermuda authorities, because the company was successfully incorporated on 16 December. 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. Eccleston, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England Show Map. Bendor Grosvenor is an art historian and broadcaster. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed "Bendor". [17] His father's eldest half-brother is Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton.[18]. [citation needed], From his childhood and during his adult life he was known within family circles as "Bendor",[1] which was also the name of the racehorse Bend Or owned by his grandfather the first Duke, which won The Derby in 1880, the year following his grandson's birth. Jamie Mines lost his arms and legs during a scaffolding accident when 33,000 volts of electricity surged through his body. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. The identities of the owners of these four companies have never been publicly disclosed by Grosvenor. In 1794, he had married the heiress of one of the other leading aristocratic clans in the northwest, Lady Eleanor Egerton of Wilton, and their second son would later adopt the Egerton surname, and inherit the title Earl of Wilton and the estates centred on Heaton Park (now in Greater Manchestersee Dukes of Bridgewater). Documents from 2012 show Grosvenors shares were held by five trusts and by the sixth Duke of Westminster in his name. 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. The powerful ducal families of northwest England wanted to ensure their wealth and power stayed within the extended family circle, which also included the Cavendishes in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and the Percys further north. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Old Churchyard adjacent to St Mary's Church, Eccleston. 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. That year, a member of the Appleby marketing team visited Jeremy Moore, the head of tax at Grosvenor Group, and another colleague. He appeared smart and cheerful as he attended the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan at St . Lord Robert served different administrations in the 1830s-40s, as Comptroller then Treasurer of the Household, and was awarded his own barony in 1857, named for the familys original London property, Ebury. His lordship was advanced to the dignity of a marquessate, in 1831, as Marquess of Westminster. 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. By 2009, the sixth dukes trustees appear to have become wary of transacting too much of his business via tax havens. [16] He is also of Swiss and Dutch heritage. 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. She married Sir Thomas Grosvenor in 1677, when she was only 12 (and he 21). The tax advantages of UK trusts such as these have been gradually whittled away. A year and a half later, Hugh attended Prince Georges christening after being chosen as the youngest of the royal babys seven godparents. It was sold in the 1920s and mostly demolished, to be reborn as the Grosvenor House Hotel which remains today in all its splendour. This look did not last long, and the house would later be clad in a new pink faade in the 1980s, in what is described as French chteau style (hmmm). 8)Oxford and Cambridgeandtop US universitiesinvested offshore, with some of the money going into fossil fuel industries. [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. HMRC has a register of trusts that pay tax, but this is not available to the public. In a fax dated 9 November, Appleby promised to revert to the BMA to determine what they will give in on, saying it had already obtained from the BMA that they have indicated they will not require a personal declaration from the duke. His parents are Hon. The familys enthusiasm for trusts may be explained by the fact that death duties of 17m swallowed much of the second dukes 25m fortune. Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor is Britains youngest billionaire. 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) As Gerald Cavendish Grosvenors only son and heir, the 25-year-old assumes the title and estate of his billionaire dad, the UKs biggest landowner, who died from a suspected heart attack on Tuesday, aged 64. 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