Gerald Grosvenor: When £10 Billion Can’t Buy Happiness
Gerald Grosvenor, the 6th Duke of Westminster, was one of a kind in the British aristocracy, insofar as we could somewhat confidently call him “a modest billionaire” or even a “relatable rich guy.”
He was uncharacteristically resentful of the pressures of being an aristocrat, and from his youth, he battled personal demons and scandals - including suffering from depression.
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The “Old Money” British Family That Owns Half Of London (NOT The Windsors): • The “Old Money” Britis...
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The 32-Year Old Billionaire Who Hides His Wealth: • The 32-Year Old Billio...
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Chapter 1: Winning In Westminster
5:01 Chapter 2: A Youth of Struggles
9:06 Chapter 3: Marriage and Children
12:00 Chapter 4: Controversy and Troubles
15:09 Chapter 5: Legacy and Lineage
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On a splendid June morning, Chester Cathedral was the picturesque venue for the marriage of Hugh Grosvenor, the Seventh Duke of Westminster, and Olivia Henson.
The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests and close friends, including Prince William and Princess Eugenie, highlighting the significance of this event.
Hugh stood at the altar in a sharp morning suit and pink tie, embodying both tradition and the dawn of a new chapter.
Olivia, in her bespoke ivory gown with floral embroidery, radiated serene joy.
The celebrations extended to Eaton Hall, the Grosvenor family estate, where opulent receptions awaited the newlyweds.
As dusk fell over Eaton Hall, the celebrations continued, and the presence of Hugh’s late father, Gerald Grosvenor, the Sixth Duke of Westminster, seemed to smile down contentedly on the event.
Gerald was a unique figure among British nobility, often seen as a “modest billionaire” or a “relatable rich guy.”
Thrown into succession unexpectedly, he served his country before personal challenges from his childhood reemerged.
Gerald Grosvenor, during his peak, was a titan of wealth, holding significant sway within the British aristocracy.
His fortune originated from Grosvenor Estates, acquired with his dukedom in 1979, a business dealing in prime London real estate since the seventeenth century.
Under his leadership, the Grosvenor Group flourished, making him the UK's wealthiest property developer and a significant landowner.
His estate, Eaton Hall, epitomized aristocratic splendor with its opulent architecture and expansive grounds. He also acquired the Abbeystead Estate in Lancashire in 1980.
Gerald married Natalia Ayesha Phillips in 1978, who brought her own noble background to the Grosvenor lineage, enhancing their philanthropic and societal roles. The couple's legacy continues through their children, notably Hugh, who inherited the dukedom and became Britain’s youngest billionaire after Gerald's death.
Despite his vast empire, Gerald faced personal struggles. He resented the pressures of aristocracy and battled depression and scandals, including a nervous breakdown in 1998.
Understanding Gerald’s complexities requires exploring his childhood. Born in Northern Ireland, his aristocratic family's history shaped him profoundly.
His schooling in England marked a challenging transition from his free-spirited Irish upbringing, further complicated by familial pressures of succession.
Gerald found direction in the military, joining the Territorial Army and later attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, which provided a formative experience separate from his aristocratic identity.
His personal life, particularly his marriage to Natalia and their children, marked significant chapters. However, his private turmoil often overshadowed his public achievements.
His involvement with high-end prostitution services led to controversies that challenged his public image and personal life.
Gerald's later years were dedicated to philanthropy and public service, particularly supporting injured British Armed Forces members.
His contributions, especially in the military and charitable sectors, were recognized by numerous honors, including being appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II.
His legacy, carried on through his son Hugh, reflects a blend of personal trials and public successes, embodying the complex nature of a prominent British aristocrat.
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COMMENT: Which “one of a kind” British aristocrat from history would you like us to feature next on this channel?
@richardchristie3203
26 күн бұрын
Lord Frederick Windsor, please
@carolharkness5023
26 күн бұрын
Katherine Duchess of Kent
@Colorbrush21
26 күн бұрын
Princess Alexandra of Kent.
@BayTampaBay
25 күн бұрын
Natalia Phillips Grosvenor and her father's family.
@BayTampaBay
25 күн бұрын
Janet Mercedes Bryce (born 29 September 1937), daughter of Major Francis (Frank) Bryce and Gladys Jean Mosley (whose paternal aunt, Mary Mercedes Bryce, married Colonel Joseph Harold John Phillips, the grandparents of Alexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn and Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster) on 17 November 1960 at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Frognal, London.
I worked for a short period for Gerald Grosvenor and found him a very kind and caring person to all his staff. He was a little shy and very humble. He did so much for his charities and had lots of meetings with donations and help. Mrs Handy used to make him a flask of tea for when he drove himself from The London office to his Chester Home. He was fined for speeding on a couple of occasions, poor man. Everyone loved him. He was such a great man. 😭 May he R.I.P. 🙏❤️
@72Yonatan
8 күн бұрын
He seems to have been a unique and likeable man. Handsome officer and a true gentleman.
@freepeach9631
8 күн бұрын
Hahaha so a true gentleman cheats on his wife with prozzies?!
@marcia5939
4 күн бұрын
Years ago I was a member of the Young Conservatives and the Duke came to one of our meetings in a room above a pub in Teddington, Middlesex. He was charming and self effacing, not at all haughty as one might expect from a fabulously wealthy Duke. I was sorry to learn of his death.
I worked for a surveyor who worked for The Grosvenor Estate and met him several times in the 80's, he was always charming, polite and very sweet. Lovely, lovely man.
Is it only me that see such sadness in his eyes on all his pictures?
@patb.j.3358
18 күн бұрын
No, I saw the sadness and pure pain in his beautiful blue eyes. It is as if he had the entire world burdens on his shoulders. To die so young. 😢
@cindybogart6062
17 күн бұрын
I also see it, profoundly sad!
@Crewelperleology
16 күн бұрын
Not only sadness, but beauty and gentility.
@AngelApprentice
14 күн бұрын
I see sadness, thoughtfulness and introspection in his eyes.
@freedomunltd
10 күн бұрын
@@patb.j.3358How could anyone not be permanently affected by being severed from the warmth of family and home in Ireland at the tender age of seven, then thrust into the heartless machine that is called the elite public school system whose ethos is designed to transform children into coldhearted arrogant human robots that are bred to regard the mass of humanity as disposable inferior objects, the core ot the so-called Establishment that infest the top echelons of UK Government which is why the UK political system is rotten to its very core. And also there is the possibility of abuse of a child in such a setting which was so prevalent in these environments which train these children to stay quiet, to keep the ‘stiff upper lip’, to suffer silently which causes irreparable harm throughout the entire life of such people, into adulthood.
I suspect Earl Spencer's book disclosed what ALL these young aristocratic boys endured when sent away to one of those horrible private schools to be bullied, beaten and molested. And their parents - at least the fathers - bloody well knew what hell they were sending their sons into. Their silence and complicity means it only got worse over the years. All the wealth and comfort in the world can not fix what was broken in their children during those years of torment: the depression, over-sexualization, shame, and sense of guilt and inadequacy for not being able to put those demons to bed. Clearly, Gerald remembered: "I feel an enormous responsibility. In my career, it's been the most difficult thing in the world to send young men and women off into the unknown...especially when I know what they were going to."
@oldmoneyluxury
26 күн бұрын
😥
@robertbarrett2494
26 күн бұрын
Sometimes those places were particularly the devil one knew rather than another devil one did not know .
@leas7830
26 күн бұрын
Well said. I can't even comprehend what these boys went through. 😢
@robertbarrett2494
26 күн бұрын
@leas7830 I can . It was bad enough everywhere. Too many schools in both public & independent sectors were harsh enough . One wonders what the local authorities , charities & parents thought they were funding .
@leas7830
26 күн бұрын
@@robertbarrett2494 I can't understand parents, no way. They had all the resources to protect their offspring and connections to have the best lawyers. But no. They willingly send their children to be molested 🤢😖😤 Money or not, children are vulnerable and should be protected like the most expensive treasures.
English Public Boarding Schools of the late Dukes era have a lot to answer for…..many men were deeply affected by the experience…..i found after visiting my husband old school why my own husband is the way he is, although a successful academic the personal impact the school had on his emotional characteristics.
It seems he learned how to make his children's lives happier and safer. Hugh seems like a charming young man and hope he continues to have a happier life than his poor Father x
I always thought the old duke was a very handsome man , he had a kindness about him .
The old duke Gerald was throughly decent man who treated people in the manner he wish to be treated. Thats how i found him. The new one isnt the same
@heatherstephens9295
10 күн бұрын
That’s a shame 😢
How could a parent send their kid away at age 7????? That‘s so cruel …. 😢
@janetbarkwith
23 күн бұрын
I disagree - it very much depends on the child. I always wanted to go away to school (which shocked and appalled my mother) but was not allowed to. I think it would have been marvellous to be away from suffocating parental care.
@rowanedwards235
15 күн бұрын
Tradition. It was expected. Times have changed.
@Test-nj4fx
15 күн бұрын
I also really tried to go away and was kept from it. I think it very much depends on the child.
@monk3yboy69
12 күн бұрын
Well, it would free you up to do more social engagements. It’s awfully wearing trying to fit it all in if there’s a needy child in the way. Bridge anyone?
@homodeus8713
11 күн бұрын
Not necessarily
The late Duke was kind and well liked and respected. There is a Ten year gap between the present Duke ( who inherited the title at just 24 ) and his youngest elder sister ( whose married to the BBC History programme maker Dan Snow) because his wife had Breast Cancer and the worry and fear for her brought on his nervous breakdown . There is just about 15/27 months between Hugh and his youngest sister. The family ,mother ,three sisters and Hugh all work in the charities they set up and finance for the Homeless, Veterans, Drink and Drug rehabilitation, ex prisoners, and others. The family are still well liked by their tenants and estate workers, and the people of Chester. Hugh has know his wife since they met at school when they were 12. They parted for a while over their university years but then got back together, to both families delight.
@alllisonandthekids
25 күн бұрын
How lovely 💙I think I remember a programme mentioning years ago how the present Duke went to ca normal infant/primary school
@babs5968
24 күн бұрын
That was a different girlfriend that he had known from school.
@saraswatkin9226
23 күн бұрын
Britain needs to become a Republic to progress beyond this century. Feudalism has no place in a progressive UK.
@AmberPanda
17 күн бұрын
I used to travel to work with someone who worked for the late Duke and he said he was a very nice man.
I like the narrator's voice it sounds so historical I actually thought it was old footage BBC reporters used to report that way in my childhood in the 70s we'd all crowd around the radio in Kenya 🇰🇪 I miss those good old days Congratulations Duke of Westminster
@jenniferdunn3560
19 күн бұрын
Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s done by AI, all sorts of names mispronounced.
@maureenfrost2872
19 күн бұрын
@@jenniferdunn3560I thought the same. Always a giveaway.
@dingdong848
17 күн бұрын
I soooooo agree!!!!
@Johnmell100
10 күн бұрын
@@jenniferdunn3560 I think the voice-over is most definitely AI generated, which I thoroughly dislike and I would normally not watch but this is such an interesting story.
@paulmcgee1867
8 күн бұрын
Sounds like ai to me
Gerald was supposed to be a really nice bloke very kind to military charities and a heart attack and flown to the NHS Royal Preston Hospital where he sadly passed #gonewaytosoon
It doesn't matter what he didn't achieve,The Duke was a very charitable man.
Natalia is not just descended from European nobility, but from the Romanovs of Russia, and the royal families of Sweden, Prussia, Luxembourg, Baden and Wurtemburg.
@shecandance9500
25 күн бұрын
Natalia is the great great great great granddaughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia through the morganic marriage of his grandson Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich to Countess Sophie Merenberg. I think I have the number of greats right! 😮 Natalia does have an interesting family lineage.
@fredspengeman6707
23 күн бұрын
If Hugh is descended from Afro-Russian Gannibal, will he qualify to join BLM?🫥
@richardnieuwhof2028
22 күн бұрын
She shares an ancestor with Boris Johnson: Paul of Wurtemburg, who was himself a great great grandson of George II of Great Britain.
@richardnieuwhof2028
22 күн бұрын
Yes, he will have to pay reparations to himself.
@nisoshahabibzadeh
15 күн бұрын
One of Hugh's names is Gannibal ....
Depression and mental health issues aren’t scandalous-they happen to many people, rich or poor. Please join us, in the 21st century.
Gerald Grosvenor dated Lady Sarah Spencer, eldest sister of Diana, who was dealing with an ED at the time. After they broke up, Lady Sarah dated Charles, then Prince of Wales. These aristocratic families are all more than a little enmeshed.
@oldmoneyluxury
26 күн бұрын
🙈
@robertbarrett2494
26 күн бұрын
Did he really ? Of course aristocracy & gentry are often inter-related .
@lis819
25 күн бұрын
What’s an ED?
@AliHussain-fz7pd
25 күн бұрын
When you say ED, do you mean an eating disorder or erectile disfunction?
@ralphl7643
24 күн бұрын
@@lis819 Eating disorder. She had bulimia like Diana. Diana's brother married an anorexic the first time. All damaged by their parents' bad marriage.
All the nasty comments about him being “thick” doesn’t seem to have done any harm to the Grosvenor Group under his leadership.
I met Lord Westminster - Gerald Grosvenor along with Prince Andrew on Hamilton Island, in Australia . They were both good company.
Excellent summary of one of my family tree. A true gentleman and a man of the people
This was great. Very informative. Could we see something about Henry George Alan Percy, 9th Duke of Northumberland?
I kind of liked the guy. 🇬🇧
"Distinctions on his own merit" in the Army? Get real. He failed the Regular Commissions Board and joined the TA as a trooper / private in the Queen's Own Yeomanry. They put him up for a commission and he did two weeks (TWO WEEKS) at Sandhurst. He never passed any staff exams and never did any staff training, which are a standard minimum requirement for command for anyone else, but he was promoted to the absurd heights of Major General solely because of his money and title - nothing else.
@zenden6564
8 күн бұрын
In the tradition of Georgian England.
@jeanwood6392
6 күн бұрын
Lions led by Donkeys comes to mind.
@John-G
6 күн бұрын
@@jeanwood6392 He didn't do much leading of lions, at least not in the Army, thank God.
“I don't think people realise how the establishment became established. It simply stole the land and property off the poor, surrounded themselves with weak minded sycophants for protection, gave themselves titles and have been wielding power ever since.” ― Tony Benn
@harrietkinloch7451
9 күн бұрын
Tony Benn was a raging communist!
@gbentley8176
8 күн бұрын
Yes very apt coming from a Viscount...
You are a treasure in this world! I haven't commented until now, but I have been a big fan of your channel for some time, and it has made my life better. Thank you! PS Although I don't know your background, I would say that you embody the best of the old world values that you describe on your channel, such as grace, refinement and elegance. Your turns of phrase are brilliant - "a dash of panache" " the face of modern philanthropy, that launched a thousand tax deductions"...Genius!
@user-ev4ie2wx7k
20 күн бұрын
AI.
The traumas of his life became etched on the Duke's face, and no doubt contributed to his untimely death.
@oldmoneyluxury
13 күн бұрын
😢
Can you please do one on Charles Feeney and Robert Warren Miller, who started Duty Free Shoppers. Miller's daughters married nobility / royalty. Feeney gave away all of his billions.
@oldmoneyluxury
26 күн бұрын
This is a GREAT choice for a video :) very much in line with our channel. Thanks Warlock! We’ll work on it
@WarlockofSF
26 күн бұрын
@@oldmoneyluxury “A Tale of Two Billionaires”
@robertbarrett2494
26 күн бұрын
Thyssens did likewise .
They actually have a trust so the Duke of the day can not piss all the money away/make bad mistakes.
@robertbarrett2494
14 күн бұрын
Good . Otherwise , wasting it would be sad . Would HM Treasuty gain ?
@robertbarrett2494
14 күн бұрын
Good . Others, it would be wasted . Charitable causes would not benefit . From which outcome would HM Trreasury gain more ?
I worked in Browns of Chester . He’d often pop in. He was always chatty and polite. A very, nice man .
This was wonderful.
He always said he's time as a child growing up in Ireland were he's happiest.
Seems his early life in Ireland was harmonious versus then as a child trust into England's private schools educational system caused a schizophrenic mark that effected his life and lifestyle caued his early demise.
Duke of Norfolk
The PRINCESS Royal is fantastic.
Invictus started with him
@susancarter8025
11 күн бұрын
Thought it started with Prince Harry!
What he’s gone thru highs and lows gave him the experience of being a human
Royal education is another. Thank you for your video.
Oh come on - "this succession coupled with the emotional toll of bullying impacted his academic focus". Seriously? He was at Harrow just before I was there and he left with no 'A' levels and two 'O's, in Maths and English. He was notorious for being as thick as two very short planks. ... and what "Irish accent"? He went to Sunningdale when he was seven and had lost any trace of an Irish accent by the time he went to Harrow.
He always came across as a really nice man 😊
Your 100% wrong the Duke was never a professional solider he was a part time soilder in the TA most TA officers have other jobs just like the Duke Most TA officers never go to staff collage and i dont think the Duke did staff collage he gained higher command because of who he was not his ability to be a great leader on the battlefield If my memorie serves me right he failed the entrence exam to be a regular professional office he like the rest of TA officers only went to sandhurst for two weeks unlike regular officers who go there for 44 weeks a huge difference QOY is full of officers from the upper class and the duke used his class to become a Lt Col in the QOY I take nothing away from his efforts I met the man more then once very nice guy he was too but your so wrong about his army part time life
Robert Grosvenor was a neighbour of the Abercorns .
@shantishanti1949
24 күн бұрын
And ???
Happiness is free for everyone no matter your income. It’s a choice I make when I wake up everyday. When you set an intention for happiness everything else follows. 💖✨
I understand the Duke of Westminster has recently put the Irish property up for sale.
Once stayed at Grosvenor House in London. It must have been part of the estate. Beautiful place.
I would like to see the documentary about the life of Karl XVI after high school and before he changed his name to become the king in 1973. Very brave and unusual personality among them all.
l have a feeling that Gerald Grosener would have happily given away some of his vast fortune in exchange for lasting happiness during his lifetime and freedom from anxiety and depression. Having lasting peace of mind is, in my opinion, more important than having a vast fortune.
So he was the Vader of invictus?
If only Charles had the smallest amount of Gerald's integrity
Charlotte Santa Domingo
An organist family member who worked at Chester Cathedral looked just like him (and also took the choir to sing at Christmas as Eaton Hall (which by the way is not a great looking house despite the improvements and was built in 1960 - the previous one looked nicer) and was sometimes confused for him at the Cathedral which was quite funny. The new Duke has had some very unfair criticism - he did not choose his life and he is married and has always done his duty. I wish him well.
@freepeach9631
8 күн бұрын
Oh was part of that duty to cheat on his wife numerous times
Who is more likely to get a table in a crowded restaurant - a Duke or a Beatle?
Very interesting, as always! One question. Why is Earl Mountbatten of Burma in the Grosvenor's group wedding photograph? Many thanks!
@CarolStJohn-ev9ry
26 күн бұрын
It also looked like one of Diana's sisters was on the far right.
@robertbarrett2494
26 күн бұрын
Gerald & Natalia wedding in Oct 1978 at Luton ?
@susanyates4233
26 күн бұрын
Mountbatten poked his nose into everything.
@williamevans9426
25 күн бұрын
@@susanyates4233 True!!😄
@ralphl7643
24 күн бұрын
@@susanyates4233 And other parts, apparently.
Hey everyone has a hobby. And some people have unusual taste in leisure activities. Best wishes from sunny Devon
Now the Spencer familie would be a shocker love to read that hostory.
@oldmoneyluxury
4 күн бұрын
“Old Money” To Royalty: Princess Diana & The Spencer-Churchill Family: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXZmysaap8bQlcY.html
Id be depressed too if I was sitting on all that wealth while so much suffering was being ignored...
@angelapickering3780
16 күн бұрын
Really? So, tell us what YOU would have done differently 🤔
@helenwalker2986
16 күн бұрын
@@angelapickering3780 Using my brain and not licking elite backside is a good start... other than that I dont have time to entrain you into becoming a fully individualated adult.. sorry.. no can do... It would take way too long... you will have to lag behind but worry not because pretty soon YOU WILL ALL BE GROWN UP TOGETHER... One thing I CERTAINLY would not do.. its aquire so muchwelth and hoard it so as to cause the suffering of my fellow man... I wouldnt RIG the system so my perverted mates and incest born relatives can self enrich at the cost of the common man... I wouldnt moan that I am depressed because I would be doing what GOD intended me to do with my wealth... Idnot be remaining silent while the people Id stolen off to fill my coffers died inthe streets... those things I would not do.. Thats how we are differnt I guess... because you would elevate those very people... you suck up to the rich... but the rich are rich because they killed your neighbour... we are different.
@freepeach9631
8 күн бұрын
@@angelapickering3780most people with a sense of decency would use that vast and ridiculous wealth to alleviate suffering. The grosvenors donate what amounts to a drop in an ocean of their massive endless passive income in order to look philanthropic. But perhaps you are similar
God bless him.
How about a profile of Johnny Wodehouse ...Lord Kimberley?
A man of substantial eyebrows
Pls make a video about the illitch family
And so he takes a few years off to be Andrew Rigleley in Wham.
He was a propper gentalman.
Perhaps Lord Lovat, Fitzroy MacLean???
Makes me sooooo sad,soooo much suffering
How about the Spencer family?
G.A.G (George) Howard could b quite interesting. Baron Howard of Henderskelfe
Is his relative the man who has an island in long island sound?
4:44 Why he reminds me of that one German dude here?
That’s what I think all of us look for…purpose…and what he wanted so much…proof that he was more than just a placeholder in some title…that HE Gerald mattered…not the 6th Duke…but the individual Gerald meant something…I can’t imagine how hard it must be feeling that everything you do and have accomplished is attributed to someone or something else…oh he did all that because he already had the money or the title or whatever…he’d never be able to accomplish anything on his own…that’s gotta be a really dark place to be in…essentially you’re worthless…quick road to depression…I am ozymandias, king of kings…. : - /
good
Was Vo;a Lyttelton related to Humphrey Lyttelton?
Give it me i will be happy 😂😂😂😂
Prayers for the Aristocracy
They have been shopping in the wrong stores
I am not qualified to comment on the loss of status. When the rich share income,and the ability for all to rise the country will be okay
1st Duke of Buckingham, please
Ans paid NO taxes from 9 billion....! GREED KNOWS NO BOUNDS....
I can't find any pictures online of the 1960s version of Eaton Hall, which looked hideous as I recall. The reskin is an improvement but still off-putting.
Alexander Pushkin was an Ethiopian.
of course it can
@oldmoneyluxury
26 күн бұрын
😂
The press should chill, it is certainly wrong to cheat on your partner but a lot of people do that and that is not in the news. That should remain between partners, and should not be public domain
Viola LITTLETON?
Great Video its telling poor people they are better off staying poor lol
@shirleymclean5895
24 күн бұрын
Lol
@anthonywilson-ul8zv
24 күн бұрын
@@shirleymclean5895 thanks lol
I live 15 miles from Chester.
@malcolm9994
23 күн бұрын
Bid deal ! I live 250 miles from Chester, so there.
@deborahharris8092
23 күн бұрын
Silly comment. @@malcolm9994
@Annie-ez4ol
12 күн бұрын
I love 130 miles from Chester.
I hope these family will not be the next target of Megan who's well known of seeking rich people, and spread her fishing nets
@susancarter8025
11 күн бұрын
Hugh uninvited Harry and Me-again from his wedding. 18:14
TRY FEATURING THE EARL OF CAITHNESS
Liked to have more information on Olivier Henson…
@oldmoneyluxury
25 күн бұрын
The British Aristocrat Who Accidentally Married An "Old Money" Family: Olivia Grosvenor kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqWNqrWzp7W2o9I.html
@lis819
25 күн бұрын
@@oldmoneyluxury hey…thanks…:-))
@lis819
25 күн бұрын
@@oldmoneyluxuryjust watched that. Thanks for the link: very interesting!
@oldmoneyluxury
23 күн бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
@user-ev4ie2wx7k
20 күн бұрын
Who?
Why was Eton Hall torn down?
@janmoore46
17 күн бұрын
Death duties!
The richest family in England , who own far too much of our land given to them by William.the conqueror. Humble aristocrats, whilst people live in poverty. Tax the rich.
@alisondening2207
9 күн бұрын
I think the rich ARE taxed and that’s why the first Eaton Hall was demolished ?
@freepeach9631
8 күн бұрын
Best comment here
Did his marriage last? Was it a happy marriage?
neither he or his son project a manly affect. sonny still looks like a teenager at an age where it is not appealing. It is not clear he was particularly unhappy except for having his private life exposed. I fail to see why it is the business of the public that he used a discreet escort service in NYC. Is one to assume he is alone in such pursuits in his social circle. he is not the headmaster of some girl's school and did not stand accused of involvement with underaged boys or girls. By this standard one would have to conclude a majority of the men in aristocrat circles would be complicit If he had a break from the pressures of his obligations that is also something in a decent society it would not be reported upon. Who could handle such scrutiny ? this is all about satisfying the prurient interests of the degenerate pubic.
@clairetomkyns175
25 күн бұрын
I think the scandal was that an escort recorded him trying to get a discount when he was a billionaire.
@donnasherwood283
25 күн бұрын
@@clairetomkyns175 well i think claire if no one had reported or posted such a video there would have been no "scandal" do u really image he is the only extremely wealthy man who haggles over prices ? May i suggest warren buffett. I fail to see why that is a "scandal" either it is mildly embarrassing or should be I think it is funny and it serves him right to be exposed as a cheapskate.
@nicolad8822
25 күн бұрын
Is English your first language?
@donnasherwood283
25 күн бұрын
@@nicolad8822 what kind of question is this ?
@autumn1549
24 күн бұрын
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My heart bleeds!Meanwhile,millions are struggling. Charities are the sign of failing Government and the Class dstem has kept people down for far too long.Ask the people of the North.
@gayeinggs5179
9 күн бұрын
Yup about time they were got out !
The great depression 2.0 has arrived. 2024 is the new 1929 and we are going to see the full extent of how powerful or durable old money is.
@KarlRove-vk7gg
26 күн бұрын
@ZoongoZang I only invest in Silver and nothing else.
@KarlRove-vk7gg
26 күн бұрын
@ZoongoZang It is more than just a choice, it is a survival strategy.
@oldmoneyluxury
26 күн бұрын
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@KarlRove-vk7gg
26 күн бұрын
@ZoongoZang "Diversification is for losers."-Dan Pena
@KarlRove-vk7gg
26 күн бұрын
@@oldmoneyluxury Dan Pena is going to be Prime Minister of your country. He will use the new great depression to ride to power like a horseman of the apocalypse.
There is a bit of african in the aristocracy...as per 3:52
some of the shit that is written here is scary
Such BS - check on his documented real life
Chronic depression + chain-smoking = heart attack. 🫀
Gerald grovenor and his family are old English. He must put his weight behind the reform party which is a English British party that will look after the British isle. I met his father wile working in the family estate wĥen i was fixing carpet fixings.his father was a gentleman.