Ashley Tabor-King

Ashley Daniel Tabor was born to a Jewish family[1] in May 1977,[2] the son of Doreen and Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horsebreeding and property.[3]

Tabor-King once worked for Simon Cowell.[4]

In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.[4]

In the 2017 Birthday Honours, Tabor-King received an OBE.[5][6]

Tabor-King is married to George Tabor-King.[7] Tabor-King has lived in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, in an apartment he bought for £15 million.[8] In 2017 he bought the next-door apartment for £90 million.[8] In October 2017, Westminster City Council's planning department turned down his plan to combine the two apartments, which would have created a ten-bedroom penthouse estimated to be worth £200 million.[8] Following the rejection of his planning application to amalgamate the two units, Tabor-King submitted a planning application for the installation of two internal doors, creating a separation lobby between apartments.[9] This plan was approved in June, allowing Tabor-King to combine the two units into one larger apartment. A subsequent planning application in February 2019 added further internal doors between the two apartments.[10] Now complete, the apartment consists of 10 bedroom suites, two kitchens, a laundry room, two living rooms, a cinema, a play room and a gym.[11] The apartment is now estimated to be the second most expensive property in the UK, only behind 2-8a Rutland Gate.

Tabor-King also owns a mansion in Los Angeles. The site was purchased from Megan Ellison, daughter of Larry Ellison, for $26.25 million. Tabor-King also owns a $21 million apartment in Barbados.