BEIJING,
Dec. 8 -- The star of the Harry Potter films has become the youngest person to
earn a place on the list of Britain's richest people.
Daniel Radcliffe has amassed a fortune of 14 million
pounds -- and he is only 17. Top of the latest Sunday Times Rich List is steel
magnate Lakshmi Mittal, worth an estimated 13.2 billion pounds.
He is followed by Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich,
who has seen his fortune grow by more than 3 billion pounds in the last year
alone.
The Russian tycoon now sits on a total wealth of
almost 11 billion pounds, up from 7.5 billion in the 2005-06 edition of the
list.
Away from the battle for the top slot, the list
contains evidence that splitting up can be a serious hazard to your financial
wealth.
John Charman, one of the stars of the London
insurance market, is down to his last 82 million pounds due to a 48 million
pounds divorce settlement.
Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney could face the same
prospect. His 825 million fortune could be reduced by up to 200 million pounds
as a result of his bitter separation from Heather Mills.
This year it takes 5.5 million pounds to make it into
the top 5,000.
West Country songstress Joss Stone at number 4,879
scrapes in as the youngest woman, aged 19.
The Queen is down to 15th place in the top 100 of the
UK's wealthiest women, behind the likes of JK Rowling and Lady Tina Green, who,
with 4.9 billion pounds, is the richest woman.
Among the celebrities dotted through the list are
David and Victoria Beckham with a combined wealth of 87 million pounds.
And despite Coleen McLoughlin's high profile spending
sprees, she and Wayne Rooney have seen their wealth rise from 6 million to 20
million pounds.
(Source: China Daily)
