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LONDON \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Weston family, whose holdings include Selfridges<\/a>, Holt Renfrew<\/a> and Fortnum & Mason saw their wealth rise by 470 million pounds to 11 billion pounds over the past year, making them the 10th richest family in the U.K., according to an annual ranking by The Sunday Times of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ranking was published one month after the death of one of the family\u2019s patriarchs W. Galen Weston.<\/a> Weston died in April, aged 80, after a long illness.<\/p>\n

He sat at the helm of Selfridges Group<\/a>, comprising Selfridges<\/a> in the U.K., Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands and Holt Renfrew in Canada.<\/p>\n

Although the family\u2019s wealth increased in 2021, the Westons, who also own Associated British Foods, parent of Primark<\/a>, actually slipped down the ranking over the past year with a host of other business magnates muscling into the top slots.<\/p>\n