Agi: I Beckham entrano nel club dei miliardari britannici. Come è cresciuto il loro patrimonio

AGI - L'ex calciatore inglese David Beckham e sua moglie Victoria, ex membro del gruppo musicale Spice Girls e oggi imprenditrice di successo, sono entrati a far parte del club dei miliardari britannici, avendo visto lo scorso anno aumentare notevolmente il proprio patrimonio.
Secondo la classifica annuale del The Sunday Times, ammonta alla bellezza di 1,185 miliardi di sterline (1 miliardo e 360 mila euro ai cambi attuali), "grazie a investimenti indovinati nel calcio, nel settore alimentare e delle bevande, nel settore immobiliare e nella moda".
L'anno precedente, nel 2024, il patrimonio della coppia ammontava a 500 milioni di sterline (574 milioni di euro): il balzo della loro 'fortuna' è dovuta in particolare agli investimenti effettuati negli ultimi anni dall'ex capitano della nazionale inglese nell'Inter Miami, club di calcio statunitense con cui l'argentino Lionel Messi ha prolungato il suo contratto fino al 2028.
Il 'merito' è anche della moglie: il marchio di moda Victoria Beckham, lanciato nel 2008 e a lungo in perdita, ha visto lo scorso anno il proprio fatturato superare i 100 milioni di sterline (114,8 milioni di euro). David e Victoria Beckham, in contrasto con il figlio maggiore Brooklyn, che li accusa pubblicamente di voler "controllare" la sua vita e di cercare di "rovinare" il suo matrimonio, coltivano sui social media dove predomina l'immagine di una coppia glamour e unita, a cui tutto va per il meglio, molto vicina agli altri tre figli.
Anche gli Oasis tra i più ricchi del Regno Unito
La classifica annuale del Sunday Times, raccoglie le 350 persone e famiglie più ricche del Regno Unito di tutti i settori e include quest'anno i musicisti Noel e Liam Gallagher, la cui fortuna complessiva, stimata in 375 milioni di sterline (430,5 milioni di euro), è stata incrementata dal tour di reunion della band Oasis. Entra nella lista anche il magnate thailandese-britannico delle criptovalute Christopher Harborne, autore di una donazione non dichiarata di 5 milioni di sterline al leader del partito anti-immigrazione Reform UK, Nigel Farage.
Nella classifica figura anche Nik Storonsky, amministratore delegato e cofondatore della banca online britannica Revolut che ha visto la sua fortuna personale salire lo scorso anno a 16,411 miliardi di sterline (18,84 miliardi di euro).

The Beckhams enter the ranks of British billionaires. How their wealth grew.

David Beckham and his wife Victoria, the former Spice Girls member and current successful businesswoman, have joined the ranks of British billionaires, with their wealth increasing significantly last year.

According to the annual Sunday Times ranking, it amounts to £1.185 billion (approximately €1.36 billion at current exchange rates), “thanks to shrewd investments in football, the food and beverage sector, property and fashion.”

The previous year, in 2024, the couple’s wealth was £500 million (approximately €574 million), the jump in their ‘fortune’ was particularly due to investments made in recent years by the former captain of the English national team in Inter Miami, a US soccer club with which Argentinian Lionel Messi has extended his contract until 2028.

The wife’s contribution is also significant: the Victoria Beckham fashion brand, launched in 2008 and long in the red, saw its turnover exceed £100 million (approximately €114.8 million) last year. David and Victoria Beckham, in contrast with their eldest son Brooklyn, who publicly accuses them of wanting to “control” his life and of trying to “ruin” his marriage, cultivate on social media an image of a glamorous and united couple, where everything goes well, very close to the other three children.

Oasis Among the Richest in the UK

The annual Sunday Times ranking collects the 350 richest people and families in the UK from all sectors and includes this year the musicians Noel and Liam Gallagher, whose total fortune, estimated at £375 million (approximately €430.5 million), has increased due to the Oasis reunion tour. It also enters the list the Thai-British cryptocurrency magnate Christopher Harborne, author of an undisclosed £5 million donation to the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, Nigel Farage.

Nik Storonsky, CEO and co-founder of the British online bank Revolut, also appears in the ranking, whose personal fortune rose to £16.411 billion (approximately €18.84 billion) last year.

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https://www.agi.it/economia/news/2026-05-15/beckham-miliardari-patrimonio-37070144/

Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera | Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after a £5 million (≈ $6.7 million) donation from Thai billionaire and crypto investor Christopher Harborne was flagged as a potential breach of parliamentary declaration rules. Farage says the money was a personal, unconditional gift for his security and not a political donation, and his party’s spokesperson asserts no rules were broken. If the probe finds a serious breach, Farage could be suspended from the House of Commons, with a suspension of ten days or more potentially triggering a recall petition and a by‑election. The donation, which accounted for about two‑thirds of Reform UK’s funding last year, has drawn criticism over the party’s reliance on overseas wealthy donors, though Reform’s deputy leader notes voters were aware of the gift and still gave the party strong support in recent local and regional elections.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/reform-uk-leader-farage-faces-parliamentary-investigation-over-7m-gift?traffic_source=rss

#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #RichardTice #ElectoralCommission #ElonMusk

BBC News | Standards watchdog launches probe into £5m Farage gift

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The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached Commons rules by accepting a £5 million personal gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne and failing to declare it, as required for “registrable benefits” received within twelve months before election. Farage argues the money – given before he became an MP and intended for his personal security – was a private, unconditional gift and thus not subject to the register, while the Conservatives, Labour and Reform opponents contend that the gift should have been disclosed and call for a full investigation. The probe follows a previous breach in which Farage delayed reporting £384,000 of interests, and it could lead to sanctions ranging from an apology to suspension or expulsion if the code of conduct is found to have been violated.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l26g01703o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #ElectoralCommission #StandardsCommissioner #AnnaTurley

Farage could face recall petition and byelection over £5m gift from crypto king

This one is from The Observer:

Farage could face byelection over crypto king’s £5m donation

The Reform leader faces two possible investigations over the undeclared gift from Christopher Harborne. A lengthy Commons suspension could lead to a recall petition – and end up costing him his Clacton seat

Nigel Farage’s victory celebrations could be over before his newly minted councillors have even taken up their positions, as pressure builds over his undeclared £5m donation from Christopher Harborne.

Last week, the Guardian revealed that Reform’s leader had received a seven-figure sum from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire just weeks before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general election – reversing a decision he had made shortly before.

The Guardian | Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says by Jessica Murray

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Nigel Farage accepted a £5 million personal gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing his candidacy for MP in the June 2024 general election, prompting Labour to accuse him of evading scrutiny and failing to declare the donation; Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice defended the gift as a lawful, personal contribution aimed at Farage’s safety, insisting voters were aware of it and that the party had complied with all rules, while Labour chair Anna Turley warned that the timing and the donor’s subsequent £9 million pledge to Reform raise serious questions about potential influence and breaches of the MPs’ code of conduct; the Electoral Commission is expected to decide whether to launch an investigation into possible electoral law violations, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for greater parliamentary and public scrutiny of Farage’s finances.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/farage-trying-to-avoid-scrutiny-over-5m-gift-from-crypto-billionaire-labour-says

#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #Labour #Britishpolitics #RichardTice #AnnaTurley #KeirStarmer #LauraKuenssberg

James O’Brien questions tabloid silence on Farage’s £5m gift

“Sometimes you look at a story’s coverage and you wonder whether you are actually part of something truly hideous.”

James O’Brien has expressed his bafflement at the tabloid coverage – or rather, the lack of it – that Nigel Farage’s undeclared £5m gift has received.

Last week, the Guardian revealed that Farage had been given £5m from by British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne, who is based in Thailand and has since donated millions to Reform UK.

#NigelFarage's financial backing from #crypto has been memorialized in song

(most of his money is coming from a #Tether shareholder #ChristopherHarborne, a man who included screenshots of my tweets in his lawsuit against the Wall St. Journal, who was also the biggest donor to #Brexit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5A0qpWUrfg

#ReformUK #Farage #ukpol #stablecoin #eupol #USDT

Repubblica.it: Nigel Farage e lo strano caso della donazione da 5 milioni di sterline in criptovalute

Il leader della destra britannica non avrebbe dichiarato un maxi “regalo” da parte del miliardario Christopher Harborne e ora rischia un’indagine del Parlamento. Ma è solo l’ultimo episodio del controverso legame tra il sovranista e il ricchissimo mondo cripto

Nigel Farage and the strange case of the £5 million cryptocurrency donation

The leader of Britain’s right-wing didn’t disclose a massive “gift” from billionaire Christopher Harborne and now risks a parliamentary investigation. But it’s just the latest episode of the controversial link between the nationalist and the ultra-wealthy, crypto world.

#NigelFarage #Britain #ChristopherHarborne

https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/05/01/news/nigel_farage_donazione_da_5_milioni_di_sterline_in_criptovalute-425318167/