One of the richest millennials in the world has donated over $15 million to coronavirus relief in the UK

Hugh Grosvenor is the Duke of Westminster and one of the richest millennials in the world.
Grosvenor has donated over $15 million toward coronavirus relief efforts in the UK , which has been on lockdown since March 23.
The duke has a net worth of $12.7 billion , is a trustee of his family's estate, and is heir to the Grosvenor Group , one of the largest privately-owned real-estate companies in the world.
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Billionaire Hugh Grosvenor , the 29-year-old Duke of Westminster, has donated a total of $15.6 million to help the United Kingdom fight the coronavirus, CNN's David Williams reported.

Grosvenor is one of the richest millennials in the world , with a net worth of $12.7 billion , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index . For unknown reasons, Forbes does not include Grosvenor on its own billionaires list . Grosvenor is a trustee of his family's estate and heir to the Grosvenor Group , one of the largest privately-owned real estate companies in the world.

On Wednesday, CNN reported that the dukeis giving $6.2 million to NHS (National Health Service) Charities Together to help establish a foundation that will aid healthcare workers and their families. He is also giving $3.8 million toward medical research, and $2.5 million to various charities and organizations that are helping those being economically impacted by the pandemic, Williams reported.

Grosvenor had already donated $3.1 million in March to charities that are feeding needy families amid the outbreak.

Grosvenor inherited his titles after his father, Gerald, died suddenly in 2016 . His family can trace their lineage back almost 1,000 years, with the bulk of their fortune stemming from a dowry given in the 17th century to a Sir Thomas Grosvenor, which included 500 acres of land just outside of London, Bloomberg's Benjamin Stupples reported .

Today, that land makes up Mayfair and Belgravia, two of the richest neighborhoods in London. Meanwhile, the family's real-estate company, Grosvenor Group, has expanded to 60 countries throughout the world. Separately, the young duke is a well-known member of Britain's poshest circles the Telegraph called him one of the country's most eligible bachelors in 2017 and he's even one of Prince George's seven godparents .

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