How does Rishi Sunak spend his gigantic fortune? Britain’s richest PM ever shares a US$830 million net worth with wife Akshata Murty – and spends it on mansions and Star Wars memorabilia
Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made history on a list of counts: he’s the country’s first prime minister of colour, at 42, he’s youngest leader in modern times – and he’s also by far the wealthiest one.
But is he also the prime minister with the most lavish life? Let’s take a look at the way the new leader splashes out …
Multimillion-dollar homes
It’s no surprise that the uber-wealthy couple live in a multimillion-dollar house. And not only one. He reportedly has four homes from the UK to the US, worth over US$17 million in total, according to The Guardian. He is now living with his wife and two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, in a five-bedroom mews house in Kensington, West London, with an estimated price of nearly US$8 million. What cost of living crisis?
They also lived in another US$1.2 million flat in the same neighbourhood, which was close to the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, which now serves as a holiday home for visiting relatives, reports the Daily Express.
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At the weekend, the family regularly retreat to a countryside mansion in the village of Kirby Sigston in Yorkshire. He bought it for US$1.7 million but it has risen in value to US$2.3 million after he spent nearly half a million to add a swimming pool, gym, yoga studio and tennis court, per The Guardian. The pool costs US$16,000 per year for the heating system alone.
When they get bored, the family can travel to California to have a sunbath on the beach in Santa Monica, on the edge of Los Angeles, where his penthouse is located. Its value is estimated at US$6.3 million.
Luxurious cars
Although Sunak confirmed to MPs that he used an old Volkswagen to travel around London, he is believed to own more luxurious vehicles. While British media claimed that he also drives a BMW, a Lexus and a Range Rover, The Times Of India and several car magazines figured out that he also owns a Jaguar XJL and two Range Rovers, including Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Range Sentinel. Is that Volkswagen just for show?
Whatever they are, none of them are less than the Volkswagen Golf GTI, his cheapest vehicle with a price of around US$29,000, according to Car Blog India.
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Gorgeous wardrobe
Sunak is probably the best-dressed prime minister as well. He has shown his posh trendy taste in style everywhere he goes. Earlier in July, he appeared in a pair of nearly US$600 Prada shoes while visiting a building site in Teesside, Northern England, British media reported.
A few days later, he wore a bespoke suit by Bloomsbury tailor Henry Herbert worth some US$4,000 when he attended a leadership vote, according to the same source.
They are just part of his wardrobe which features other items like a nearly US$1,000 Reiss jacket or a pair of US$110 Palm Angels sliders, according to numerous reported sightings. By the way, his coffee also needs a fashionable container, a smart mug at “only” about US$200, reports The Guardian.
Fancy Star Wars stuff
His Coca-Cola collection
Another “obsession” of Sunak’s is his love for Coca-Cola. He revealed in an interview with two students that he is a “coke addict” and collects Coca-Cola things.
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“I’m an enormous Coca-Cola fan. Coke. Er, yes. I won’t drink Diet Coke. No Coke Zero. Never any Pepsi,” he said, adding that his favourite drink is Mexican Coke for its special ingredient of sugar cane. However, he limits himself to just one drink a week because he has seven fillings as a result of drinking too much when he was younger.
A “Britney Spears Ride” on his Peloton bike
- Britain’s new prime minister is making history as the youngest leader in modern times, and the wealthiest in history – evident in the mansions he owns in London, Yorkshire and California
- Rishi Sunak has a BMW, Lexus, Jaguar XJL, and two Range Rovers in the garage – but insists he drives a Volkswagen around town – and rocks a tough Peloton Britney Spears workout