George Grosvenor

He was baptised into the Church of England on 23 June 1991.

Unusually for the children of hereditary peers, Hugh Grosvenor and his sisters were educated at a local state primary school, followed by a small private day school, Mostyn House School, near the family home of Eaton Hall, Cheshire. He then attended Ellesmere College, Shropshire, a public school, from 2000 to 2009. At Ellesmere, Grosvenor served as a School Prefect, Captain of Meynell House and Captain of the First XI Football Team in his final year. He was awarded Full Colours in Football, and as a member of the School's Combined Cadet Force he obtained a BTEC First Diploma in Public Services with Distinction.

From 2011 to 2013 he studied countryside management at Newcastle University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree with upper second-class honours.

After university, the then Earl Grosvenor worked in estate management at Wheatsheaf Investment from 2013 to 2014, and the Grosvenor Group from 2014 to 2015, before becoming Accounts Manager at Bio-bean, a green energy company, in January 2016.

Upon his father's death, in August 2016, as well as the peerages, he inherited a wealth currently estimated at £9 billion, with considerable trust funds for his sisters. This wealth is held in a trust, of which the Duke is a beneficial owner but not the legal owner — an arrangement which received considerable press attention due to the inheritance tax exemption this confers.

He has three sisters, and a number of nieces and nephews.

• Lady Tamara Katherine Grosvenor (born 20 December 1979); married Edward van Cutsem, son of Hugh van Cutsem, close friend to the royal family.
• Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (born 4 November 1981); married TV historian Dan Snow. She is a prison reformer and philanthropist, co-founding The Clink Restaurants.
• Lady Viola Georgina Grosvenor (born 12 October 1992)

Little is publicly known about the Duke of Westminster's personal life, as a result of his family's efforts to maintain his privacy. However, in October 2013, he received some attention when he was named a godfather to Prince George of Cambridge.

Titles and styles

• 29 January 1991 – 9 August 2016: Earl Grosvenor
• 9 August 2016 – present: His Grace The Duke of Westminster

Honours

Orders

• 9 August 2016 Baronet, 16th baronet, of Eaton (cr. 1621)

Arms

Coat of arms of Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

Notes The dukedom of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874. Crest A Talbot statant Or Escutcheon Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Azure a Portcullis with chains pendant Or on a Chief of the last between two united Roses of York and Lancaster a Pale charged with the Arms of King Edward the Confessor (City of Westminster); 2 and 3rd, Azure a Garb Or (Grosvenor) Supporters On either side a Talbot reguardant Or collared Azure Motto Virtus Non Stemma (Virtue not ancestry)