In addition to England, Charles III is the current monarch in 15 independent states. All members of the royal family lead a modest lifestyle, serve in the Armed Forces and are involved in charity work.
The Murdochs
The Murdoch media tycoons began building their empire in Australia. Keith Murdoch was a political columnist at a Melbourne newspaper. Keith was appointed editor-in-chief, increased the publication’s circulation and became CEO.
His son Rupert also became a journalist. After taking over the leading Australian newspapers, Murdoch created a media holding company, News Corporation. Now the Murdochs own the film company 20th Century Fox, TV channel Fox News, social network My Space and stock company Dow Jones. ‘News Corporation’ was accused of illegally tapping the phones of the royal family, celebrities, as well as bribing police officers and intelligence agencies.
Rupert is a very popular personality in pop culture. He became the prototype of the villain in the Bond film ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, the prototype of media tycoon Logan Roy in the TV series ‘The Heirs’, mentioned in the TV series ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘The Simpsons’.
Oppenheimers
The Oppenheimers own most of the diamond and gold reserves. The founder of the clan, Ernest Oppenheimer, went to live in the town of Kimberley in South Africa.
There he first became mayor of the town and then headed one of the diamond mining companies.
Soon Ernest seized the world market for the mining and sale of diamonds.
Now the diamond empire is run by Ernest’s grandson, Nick Oppenheimer. The family is engaged in mining and selling not only diamonds, but also gold, iron ore, platinum and industrial minerals.
Pritzkers
A family of Jewish immigrants moved from Kiev to Chicago in 1881. The Pritzkers own the Hayat Corporation. It is a hotel company that sells hotels and tours to resorts. The corporation has 777 hotels in 54 countries.
The Pritzkers established their own architecture award. They now live in Chicago, where they have formed their own school of architecture. In many ways, the family determines the appearance of the city.
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