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unusual facts about Duke of Westminster



Arabella Lennox-Boyd

In 1990, she was commissioned to design the gardens at Eaton Hall in Cheshire for the 6th Duke of Westminster and his wife, Natalia.

Clem Wilson

From 1910 to 1912 he was, for his first time, Vicar of Calverhall, Shropshire, then from 1912 to 1921 Rector of Eccleston, Cheshire where he was also estate chaplain and librarian to the Duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall, and from 1921 to 1925 Vicar of Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire.

Detmar Blow

His clients belonged chiefly to the British aristocracy, and later he became estates manager to the Duke of Westminster.

Emperors Club VIP

The United Kingdom's 3rd wealthiest man, the Duke of Westminster, is alleged by former Emperors Club VIP escort Zana Brazdek to have engaged her services through the company.

Hugh Molyneux, 7th Earl of Sefton

On his widow's death in 1980 Abbeystead and the Wyresdale Forest estate were sold to the Duke of Westminster.

Johanna Brandt

Among the high-ranking British officers quartered nearby included Lord Kitchener, Lord Roberts and the Duke of Westminster.

Mary Cornwallis-West

Cornwallis-West became notorious for using her influence over the Prince of Wales to arrange marriages for her children, particularly the marriage of her younger daughter to the wealthy Duke of Westminster.

Mimizan

The hunting lodge Château de Woolsack was built in 1911 for the British Duke of Westminster (the architect was Detmar Blow).

Sir John Ellerman, 1st Baronet

At this time the Duke of Westminster was generally reckoned to be the second richest man in the United Kingdom with a fortune of around £14 million.

Wendy Russell Reves

In 1953, the couple bought La Pausa, a villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which had been built for Coco Chanel by the Duke of Westminster.


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Jonathan Corbett

After graduating, Corbett went on to work at The Duke of Westminster's, Chester Grovesnor hotel, before taking up a position with Marco Pierre White at the 3 Michelin Star ‘The Restaurant’ in London's Hyde Park Hotel.