Ever wonder about the coincidental connections of the Weston family and Trudeau? It's no coincidence; George Weston Sr. and his wife have a close relationship with the Royal Family
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The Weston family is originally from Ireland. It had spread out in the UK, Canada, US, and NZ. Today they own or have majority share in the consumer good companies and brands you may use in the UK and Canada.
Galen and Hilary Weston have a close relationship with the British royal family; they were often guests of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at the nearby Royal Lodge, and have hosted Queen Elizabeth II at the fort. Prince Charles plays polo with Galen Weston and stables his polo ponies at Fort Belvedere, and the nearby Coworth Park Polo Club in Sunningdale is the base for Weston's polo team, the Maple Leafs. The Westons have held notable parties at Fort Belvedere: Hilary Weston's 60th birthday party at the fort was attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Queen Noor of Jordan and Princess Caroline of Monaco, and a June 2014 ball at the fort was enthusiastically covered in The Spectator magazine by Taki.
The family has philanthropic foundations in Canada and UK, both named The Weston Foundation. The family has a controlling shares of Associated British Foods; 54.5% of ABF is owned by Wittington Investments, where 79.2% is owned by the Garfield Weston Foundation. Wittington Investments owns Fortnum & Mason (upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, with stores at St Pancras railway station and Heathrow Airport) and Heal & Son (furniture retail company). ABF owns Primark, Dorset Cereals, Jordans cereals, Ovaltine (outside of the US), Ryvita, Twinings Tea, British Sugar, Primark, and more. Gary Weston's six children are involved in these companies as either directors or executives.
GEORGE WESTON (1864-1924)
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Devout Methodist and aspired to be a "minister of the Gospel" from an early age
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Served four years as alderman (i.e. councilor) on the Toronto City Council
WILLIAM GARFIELD WESTON (1898-1978)
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Former Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons during WWII
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Established the W. Garfield Weston Foundation in Canada and the Garfield Weston Foundation in the UK