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A 25-year-old man just became one of the most eligible bachelors in the world — and he has ties to Vancouver.

It is not something he would have wished for himself, but at the age of 25 Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor has been left contemplating the fact that overnight he has become Britain’s most eligible bachelor.

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Following the sudden death of the Duke of Westminster at the age of 64 on Tuesday, the young account manager has inherited his father’s title and estate, making him one of the richest men in the world.

Until now the new Duke had lived a life of relative obscurity for someone so gilded — save for a memorable 21st birthday party rumoured to have cost several million. But his sudden elevation will put him in the spotlight as never before, raising the question: Just who is the seventh Duke of Westminster?

By inheriting the bulk of his father’s fortune, estimated at CAD$13.9 billion by Forbes, the new Duke becomes the third richest person in the U.K. and the 68th wealthiest in the world. At the heart of the family fortune is a property portfolio which includes 300 acres in two of London’s most expensive neighbourhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia, as well as huge tracts in Oxford, Cheshire, Scotland and Spain.