Meet Akshata Murty, the first lady of UK and the daughter of Sudha Murty

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Akshata Murty just took first place on Tatler magazine’s distinguished list of 2023’s best-dressed people, a title previously held by none other than Queen Elizabeth herself II, the Princess of Wales, and others.

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Akshata Murty, the First Lady of the UK, and the wife of the Indian-origin Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak isn’t a common person but comes from the impressive dynasty of the Murtys, pioneers of IT sector in India

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She is the daughter of the first female engineer to work in TELCO, a celebrated author and the chairperson of Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murty and the co-founder of Narayana Murty,

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With an impressive wealth that she has inherited, making her richer that the late Queen Elizabeth II herself

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In 2004, destiny brought Akshata and Rishi Sunak together at Stanford University and they fell in love

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Akshata co-founded the London branch of her father’s Indian firm and became a venture capitalist. Akshata also made her mark as a fashion entrepreneur. In 2007, she founded her own fashion brand, Akshata Designs,

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The couple are known to own multiple properties, including a £7 million house in Kensington, where they reside when not at 11 Downing Street. Their other residence includes a country house in Yorkshire, located in Rishi’s constituency, known as Kirby Sigston Manor.

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Akshata Murty and her husband Rishi Sunak are a financial powerhouse, and their combined net worth of a staggering £730 million (approximately US$830 million) puts them at the 222nd spot on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2022

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