The Duke of Westminster KG CB OBE CD TD DL is Chairman of the Grosvenor Estate. He married Natalia Phillips in 1978 and they have one son and three daughters.
He holds the rank of Major General in the Reserve Forces and was the first Reservist officer to be promoted to this rank since before WWII. He is Colonel Commandant of the Yeomanry, Honorary Colonel of the Queen’s Own Yeomanry and Deputy Colonel Commandant of the Army Air Corps. He is Colonel in Chief of the Royal Westminster Regiment, Canada and a Knight of the Order of St John (KstJ).
The Duke is a member of the Prince's council of the Duchy of Cornwall. He actively supports many charities and organisations and as President or Patron takes a long-term interest in their development and success, including the RNIB, the Country Trust, Changing Faces and St Georges House, Windsor. The Duke also supports military charities, such as the Tank Museum, the Royal British Legion, the Not Forgotten Association and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He is First Chancellor of the University of Chester.
The Duke is a countryman and enjoys country sports. He also takes a great deal of interest in rural issues through organisations such as the Atlantic Salmon Trust, the Country Trust and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust.