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Lily Safra

Safra, 69, has showered money on British charities. Banker Edmond Safra, her fourth husband, was killed in an arson attack at their Monaco apartment in 1999. Safra has swapped her £28m Belgravia mansion for a smaller but more secure £23m London residence. Her share of the Safra fortune is believed to be about £650m.