The new seventh Duke of Westminster has inherited his father's ?9bn estate at the age of just 25 and has been described as now owning "half of London".
Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, previously known by his honorary title Earl Grosvenor, also inherits Eaton Hall in Cheshire - home to the Grosvenor family since the 15th century.
One of four siblings, he is the only son of the late Duke of Westminster - who died at the age of 64 on Tuesday - and his wife Natalia.
He was the youngest chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2013 to be a godfather to Prince George.
A former student of countryside management at Newcastle University, he has largely kept out of the spotlight, but is known to have thrown a lavish 21st birthday party for 800 guests at Eaton Hall which was reported to have cost ?5m.
He had inherited his title and became chairman of Grosvenor Holdings - the commercial arm of the estate - at the age of 27 when his father Robert died in 1979.
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