The businessman largely kept out of the public eye but was caught up in controversy in 2001, and has now died with an estimated net worth upwards of £35 billion, View 3 Images Billionaire businessman Gopichand Hinduja passed away on Tuesday (November 4) (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

The head of Britain's richest family, with an estimated net worth upwards of £35 billion, has died aged 85. Gopichand Hinduja passed away in London on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to a spokesperson for the British-Indian businessman. ‌

The billionaire industrialist earned his fortune, estimated by the Sunday Times Rich List to be at £35.3bn, from the Mumbai-based conglomerate Hinduja Group, which spans business sectors including banking and finance, media and entertainment, and ener

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