Only son of late Duke of Westminster inherits £8bn estate at age 25

After the death of the Duke of Westminster on Tuesday, his 25-year-old son is likely to become one of Britain’s most eligible bachelors. He will inherit the £8.3bn estate.

Hugh Grosvenor is the only son of Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, who died after being transferred from his Abbeystead Estate to the Royal Preston Hospital, in Lancashire.

A spokeswoman for the family said the cause of death is not yet known, but police said the duke became ill while walking in the Trough of Bowland, a local beauty spot, and there are no suspicious circumstances.