Britain has a new prime minister in Rishi Sunak to succeed Liz Truss. He is the youngest prime minister in the country. His wife could buy Buckingham Palace.
London – Liz Truss (47) was less than 40 days in office, now her competitor Rishi Sunak (42) is moving up to the post of prime minister. If by King Charles III. (73) is sworn in, knowing that his wife is richer than the king himself, Akshata Murty (42). The son of Pakistani-Indian parents presents himself as a child of the working class, but today’s conservative Brexit supporter has always been used to luxury and has a huge fortune through his marriage.
The Sunaks are the 222nd richest in Britain with a fortune of €841 million
In 2009, the couple married 1,000 guests at a two-day ceremony in Murthy’s Indian hometown of Bengaluru. The two underage daughters Krishna and Anoushka assisted Sunak in campaign appearances. The family of four, who will now reside at Downing Street, have more wealth than Charles, whose personal fortune is estimated at the equivalent of £600million, with Sunak’s earnings as a former investment banker but mainly Murthy’s funds.
The 42-year-old is the daughter of Indian billionaire NR Narayana Murthy (76), who is dubbed the “Bill Gates of India” for having made enormous fortunes with the software company Infosys. Murthy’s company employs 228,000 people and has sales of US$11.9 billion. According to G uardian , his subsidiary holds a 0.91 percent stake .
10 Downing St
The house is in the heart of London’s government district on a side street off Whitehall. The house has been the sporadic residence of the kingdom’s prime minister since 1735 and the permanent residence since 1902.
10 Downing Street has now been added to the property portfolio
Akshata Murthy’s profile on LinkedIn credits her as a director of capital and private equity firm Catamaran Ventures, gym chain Digme Fitness, and men’s outfitter New & Lingwood. The economist and the future prime minister met and fell in love during their studies. In the meantime, the couple has firmly established itself in society. “The couple’s garden parties are some of the trendiest in town,” writes the Guardian , adding: “They’re known for serving roast venison, canapés and champagne.”
A tax scandal is also attached to the rich wife because she was not registered in Great Britain and should have saved herself a few tax payments. But that was the end of it, the couple assured after the scandal broke. The incumbent King Charles has already gained experience in surviving scandals. Whether that is suitable as a topic of conversation is another matter. Maybe they’d rather talk about what it’s like to live in a historic place than in a London penthouse or townhouse. Sources used: theguardian.com, Instagram @Rishi Sunak
