Friday 30th July 2010

 

The Duke of Westminster

The Current Duke (6th Duke of Westminster) is Major-General Gerald Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor.

The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster.

Duke of Westminster and the Army 

The Duke of Westminster joined the Territorial Army in 1970 as a trooper. After long service and becoming an officer, including commanding 'C' squadron (The Cheshire Yeomanry) and his regiment, The Queen's Own Yeomanry, The Duke of Westminster became Honorary Colonel-in-Chief of several regiments, including The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry, 7th Regt. Army Air Corps, and the Canadian Royal Westminster Regiment and Colonel Commandant Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps.

In 2004 he was appointed to the new post of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Reserves and Cadets) with promotion to the rank of Major General. The Duke of Westminster was the first reservist holding such rank since the 1930s. In 2007, he was succeeded in this post by Maj Gen Simon Lalor.

Duke of Westminster Honorary military appointments:

Colonel-in-Chief The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry Colonel-in-Chief 7th Regt

Army Air Corps Colonel-in-Chief

Canadian Royal Westminster Regiment Colonel

Commandant Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps.

The Duke of Westminster - Sunday Times Rich List 

The Duke of Westminster has topped the Sunday Times Rich List as Britain's wealthiest individual for many years and was surpassed only in 2004 by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

2007 - Duke of Westminster Britian's 3rd Richest Person

The Duke was 3rd in the Sunday Times Rich List 2007, behind Roman Abramovich and the Indian-born industrialist, Lakshmi Mittal, who currently holds first place.

An estimated fortune of £7 billion ($14 billion) is derived largely from property in central London, where he owns approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) of the most exclusive commercial and residential property in Mayfair and Belgravia (including the land on which the U.S. Embassy stands, in Grosvenor Square), as well as estates in Lancashire, Cheshire (Eaton Hall) and Scotland.

In addition to managing its traditional holdings, the Duke's property company, the Grosvenor Group, is an active property developer with interests around the world. It is the main developer of The Paradise Project in Liverpool.

The Duke is also president of a number of charities including The Institution of Environmental Sciences, and became Foundation Chancellor of the University of Chester in 2005.

Related Links

Duke of Westminster

The Current Duke of Westminster (6th Duke of Westminster) is Gerald Grosvenor.www.ukdukes.co.uk/the_dukes/the_duke_of_westminster/6th_duke_of_westminster/

Duke of Westminster - 3rd Richest Britian

The Duke of Westminster's portfolio includes estates in Lancashire and Cheshire, 300 London acres including Mayfair and Belgravia, and land in Scotland and Canada. www.richest-people.co.uk/duke-of-westminster/

Duke of Westminster - Wikipedia

The title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Richard Grosvenor, the 3rd Marquess of Westminster. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Westminster

RUSI Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature

Westminster Medal Small Nominations for the 2008 award of The Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military Literature have now been received.www.rusi.org/westminstermedal

Grosvenor Group

Grosvenor is an international property development, investment and fund management group - an urban property specialist with a portfolio of assets across ...www.grosvenor.com/