The personal wealth of the British Prime Minister and his wife rose by 122 million pounds (142 million euros) last year, according to a report. Richest list From the United Kingdom Compiled annually by The Sunday Times.
Richie Sunak’s fortune reached 651 million pounds (760 million euros), an asset whose value is mainly due to the shares that his wife, Akshata Murty, owns in Infosys, the Indian information technology company founded by his father.
According to the BBC, the Sunak couple surpassed King D. Carlos III, whose wealth also increased last year, but to a lesser extent. The value of his assets increased by “only” 10 million pounds sterling to 610 million pounds (712 million euros) last year. However, the BBC points out that it is not easy to determine the king’s personal assets, because the British monarchy’s great wealth stems from numerous properties and palaces worth tens of billions of pounds sterling.
The Sunak couple and King Charles III come at the bottom of the list of 350 families and individuals compiled by the Sunday Times. The Prime Minister and his wife were ranked 245th. The place was the King at 258th.
At the top of the British millionaires, with a fortune of 37 billion pounds (43 billion euros), is Gopi Hinduja and his family. The businessman of British Indian origin controls the conglomerate Hinduja Group. Paul McCartney was one of the millionaires whose wealth increased by £50 million.
The list includes members of the aristocracy, businessmen, artists, athletes and entertainment figures, including Richard Branson (owner of Virgin), Simon Cowell (presenter of Factor Chase), Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, David and Victoria Beachham, and Elton John. , J. K. Rowlin (creator of the Harry Potter series).
