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Duke of Westminster tops Fortune 50 but aristocracy not immune from credit crunch

THE Duke of Westminster sits proudly at the top of the Daily Post’s Fortune 50 countdown – but even the aristocracy is not immune from the effects of the credit crunch.Read

Duke of Westminster

Fortune 50: 1st: Duke of Westminster

1: Duke of Westminster £6bnRead

David Moores

Fortune 50: 2nd: David Moores and family

2: David Moores and family, £1.2bnRead

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Fortune 50: 3rd: Phillip Shepherd and family

3: Phillip Shepherd and family, £700mRead

John Hargreaves

Fortune 50: 4th: John Hargreaves and family

4: John Hargreaves and family, £450mRead

Sir Paul McCartney

Fortune 50: 5th: Sir Paul McCartney

6: Sir Paul McCartney, £380mRead

Steve Morgan

Fortune 50: 6th: Steve Morgan

5: Steve Morgan, £400mRead

Michael Newton

Fortune 50: 7th: Michael Newton

7: Michael Newton, £375mRead

stephen beetham

Fortune 50: 8th: Stephen Beetham and family

8: Stephen Beetham and family, £250mRead

Tom Morris

Fortune 50: 9th: Tom Morris and family

9: Tom Morris and family, £235mRead

William Ainscough

Fortune 50: 10th: William Ainscough and family

10: William Ainscough and family, £225mRead

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Fortune 50: Making a fortune while falling out

The region’s rich list reaches the wealthiest woman and a 200-year-old shipping family. Barry Turnbull reportsRead

Simon Nixon

Fortune 50: 11th: Simon Nixon

11: Simon Nixon, £222mRead

Susan Prescott

Fortune 50: 12th: Susan Prescott and family

12: Susan Prescott and family, £180mRead

Wilf Corrigan

Fortune 50: 13th: Wilf Corrigan

13: Wilf Corrigan, £150mRead

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Fortune 50: 14th: Alan Murphy

14: Alan Murphy, £165mRead

Duncan Cameron

Fortune 50: 15th: Duncan Cameron

15: Duncan Cameron, £162m.Read

Ringo Starr

Fortune 50: 16th: Ringo Starr

16: Ringo Starr, £140m.Read

Sir Michael Bibby

Fortune 50: 17th: Sir Michael Bibby and family

17: Sir Michael Bibby and family, £130mRead

Paul Gregg

Fortune 50: 18th: Paul Gregg

18: Paul Gregg, £120m.Read