Abramovich second in UK despite divorce

29 Apr, 2007 09:51 / Updated 17 years ago

The Russian billionaire and the Governor of the Far East Chukotka region, Roman Abramovich, retains second position in the list of the richest people in Great Britain.

That is according to the Sunday Times list of the richest men in the country. Recently the Russian edition of Forbes-magazine placed the businessman in first place on its 100 list as the richest man in the Russian Federation. Despite a costly divorce, he is still worth 10.8 billion pounds that is $US 21.5 BLN. His ex-wife, Irina, enters the rich list in her own right at number 452.