ONE OF the UK’s richest men - and a former Ellesmere College student - has announced he is engaged to his girlfriend.

Prince George’s godfather, Hugh Grosvenor, 32, the seventh Duke of Westminster, became engaged to Olivia Henson, who he has been with for two years, at his family home at Eaton Hall in Cheshire.

A statement released on Sunday read: “Members of both their families are absolutely delighted with the news.”

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After his father, Gerald, died in 2016 of a heart attack walking on his Abbeystead Estate, Grosvenor took over the family’s billion-pound fortune and estate

Grosvenor Group owns about 300 acres of land in Mayfair and Belgravia, as well as major city centre developments such as Liverpool’s ONE shopping centre, and the Duke is part of the royal inner circle.

Together with land in Cheshire, Oxford, Scotland and Spain, is what has created much of the Duke's family wealth.

The Duke and his family are estimated to be worth just under £10 billion and featured 13th place in the Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s wealthiest people in 2022.

He attended Ellesmere College between 2000 and 2009. He is described by the college as "an exceptional student and a well-respected school prefect".

Ms Henson works for Belazu, an ethical food company based in London.