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View commentsBranson posted a picture of himself on his Necker on Twitter, with David Hasselhoff, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Kate Winslet, Natalie Imbruglia and other celebrities. Kate Moss also holidays on the island
Branson posted a picture of himself on his Necker on Twitter, with David Hasselhoff, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Kate Winslet, Natalie Imbruglia and other celebrities. Kate Moss also holidays on the island
Take a hot tub, an effervescent blonde and recently dumped teen boy-band heart-throb Harry Styles.
Add Richard Branson and a flash of global of publicity, and there you have a classic Necker moment.
Earlier this month, a picture of the billionaire entrepreneur and the young pop star emerged as they basked in the sunshine together on Branson’s private Caribbean island with a hand-picked group of friends.
At the same time, an extensive photo-shoot in Hello! magazine showed Branson and tennis mega-stars John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic lounging on a Necker beach during a charity tennis tournament.
Then, this week, Branson posted a picture of himself on Twitter, with David Hasselhoff, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Kate Winslet, Natalie Imbruglia and other celebrities.
Indeed, the island, Branson’s own speck of paradise, has never been more in fashion. Since he acquired it in 1979 for about £180,000, he has spent years inviting the great, the good and the famous.
It has become renowned as a place where celebrities and the very wealthy can go and have fun with each other — and no one need find out too much about it.
And such is the breadth of his circle that it has witnessed an international rock star giving swimming lessons to an eminent archbishop.
As Sir Richard says: ‘It’s a wonderful magnet to attract wonderfully interesting people.’
There have been plenty of royal visitors over the years — notably Princess Diana, his first royal guest, and Prince Harry, just before his scandal-hit jaunt to Las Vegas last year.
There have also been famous honeymooners, such as actress Geena Davis, and comedian Eddie Murphy — though neither of their marriages ran the distance.
However, Necker is also renowned for having a certain kind of sexual alchemy.
Two summers ago, it was on the island that actress Kate Winslet clapped eyes on Sir Richard’s nephew, Ned RocknRoll. Her male model boyfriend of the time was promptly dumped, and she and RocknRoll, who has a part-time job with Sir Richard’s space tourism programme, were married last month.
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