Duke of Westminster, the U.K.’s Richest Person, Dies at 64
- Grosvenor family has owned land in London since 1677
- Joined Britain’s Territorial Army after leaving school
Duke of Westminster, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor.
Photographer: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire/Press Association Images via AP PhotoGerald Cavendish Grosvenor, known as the Duke of Westminster, whose central London property holdings made him the U.K.’s wealthiest native-born person, has died. He was 64.
He died Tuesday afternoon at the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire after suddenly falling ill at his Abbeystead Estate in north England, according to the Press Association. No cause was given.