Forbes’ global billionaire rich list names the Duke of Westminster Britain’s wealthiest individual and 36th richest in the world.
He owns assets, mainly property, in Mayfair, worth $8.7bn (£4.7bn). His wealth has risen $1.2bn on the previous year.
New British dollar billionaires include the Barclay brothers.
References: The Times (Broadsheet) 27/02/04 page 31, The Daily Telegraph 27/02/04 page 8, The Independent (Broadsheet) 27/02/04 page 11
