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Introduction : Who is Holly Branson ?
Holly Branson is a former junior doctor and the heiress to the Virgin empire, best known for being the daughter of Sir Richard Branson, the English business magnate and philanthropist.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Holly was born on 21st November 1981. She is the first daughter of parents – Sir Richard Branson and Joan Templeton.
- Her younger brother Sam Branson came along 4 years later.
- Holly also had a younger sister Clare Sarah Branson, who unfortunately passed away 4 days after birth in 1989. It was said that Clare’s had a profound effect on Holly’s parents and the incident made them reinforce that family always comes first.
- Alongside her brother Sam, Holly is set to inherit a sizeable share of her father’s 2.7Billion+ Pounds empire.
- She was an exceptionally bright student growing up and was praised for her ‘normalcy’ considering her family’s immense wealth.
- Education : After taking a gap year after high school to travel, she was admitted into the University College of London to study medicine. She studied for five years before graduating as a Junior Doctor in 2007.
Husband, Marriage and Children :
- On 20th December 2011, Holly married her high school sweetheart, ship-broker Freddie Andrews.
- The wedding took place on Necker Island, the private island owned by her father.
- The date and place of the wedding had special significance to Holly, as it all took place in the same spot & the same date that her parents had married.
- Many influential people attended the wedding, most notably Princesses Beatrice & Eugenie, who had to receive special permission from Queen Elizabeth II to attend the ceremony, with it being so close to Christmas.
- Exactly 3 years after the wedding, Holly gave birth to her first children on 20th December 2014. They welcomed twins Etta Andrews and Artie Andrews into her family on both her & her parents’ wedding anniversaries.
- Sir Richard famously proclaimed to the media that it was the best present ever.
Holly Branson Net Worth, Fortune and Career : Work in Family Business
- After five years at the university, Holly began working as a doctor at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
- She stated that it was that job that cemented her love for medicine.
- Although her initial plan was to return to study and equip herself further for a career as a doctor, in 2008, she announced that she would be deferring that plan.
- On 27 July 2008, while appearing at the Cartier International Polo Tournament in Windsor, she revealed that she had deferred all future medical training in order to assist her father with the launch of Virgin Health.
- Virgin Health is a network of super surgeries that have been designed to replace general practices.
- Holly has stated that her father had been looking for a way to incorporate her into the family business for years, regardless of his pride over her medical career, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.