The scathing attack corbyn launched at prince william's best mate
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Hugh Grovesnor, the 7th Duke of Westminster is Britain’s youngest billionaire and a close pal of the Royal Family. The 28-year-old aristocrat inherited his title and fortune from his father
and is estimated to be worth £10.1 billion. The Duke is a good friend of Prince Harry and Prince William and is godfather to Will’s eldest son Prince George. In a speech to launch Labour’s
election campaign, Jeremy Corbyn took aim at British businessmen and landowners. Businessman Mike Ashley, media magnate Rupert Murdoch and landowner the Duke of Westminster were all targeted
by Corbyn who claimed they were representatives of a “rigged system.” Mr Corbyn lashed out at “tax dodgers, bad bosses, big polluters, and billionaire-owned media holding our country back”
before branding the Duke of Westminster a “dodgy landlord.” During his speech at Battersea Arts Centre, Mr Corbyn said: “This election is a once-in-a-generation chance to transform our
country, take on the vested interests holding people back and ensure that no community is left behind." READ MORE: KATE MIDDLETON: HOW SHE HAS CHANGED SINCE BECOMING A ROYAL “So, we’re
going after the tax dodgers. We’re going after the dodgy landlords. We’re going after the bad bosses. “We’re going after the big polluters. Because we know whose side we’re on. “Whose side
are you on? The dodgy landlords, like the Duke of Westminster, Britain’s youngest billionaire, who tried to evict whole blocks of families to make way for luxury apartments? “Or the millions
of tenants in Britain who struggle to pay their rent each month?” He attended the wedding of society couple Charlie van Straubenzee and Daisy Jenks alongside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
last year. Prince Charles, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Eugenie were among the royals to attend a memorial service for the Duke’s late father Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke
of Westminster in November 2016. Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge also attended the memorial event. The Duke attended Prince George’s christening at St James’s Palace on
October 23, 2013, and is one of the young royal’s godparents.