Property News · April 16, 2020

Duke of Westminster donates £12.5m to NHS coronavirus fight


Gift equates to just 0.1% of Hugh Grosvenor’s wealth, say inequality campaignersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Duke of Westminster, the UK’s second richest person with an estimated £10bn fortune, is donating £12.5m to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic after being “humbled” by the dedication of NHS workers.The NHS Charities Together fund said it was “incredibly grateful for this most generous donation”, but some politicians and inequality campaigners pointed out that the gift equates to just 0.1% of the Duke’s centuries-old inherited wealth. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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