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Duke of Westminster passes away aged 64

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Northern Irish Duke of Westminster dies at 64.

Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor was born in Omagh, County Tyrone in 1951, and raised at Ely Lodge on the shores of Lough Erne, died at the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire on Tuesday after suddenly becoming ill on his Abbeystead Estate.

He had four children including his only son, Hugh Grosvenor, 25, who is heir to the dukedom.

He is credited with using his money responsibly and helped many rural and inner city areas financially.