Sir David Rowat Barclay and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay , commonly referred to as the Barclay Brothers, are British businessmen. The identical twin brothers have very substantial business interests primarily in media, retail and property. The Sunday Times Rich List of 2015 estimated their wealth at 6.5 billion. They have earned a reputation for avoiding publicity, and are often described as reclusive.
The Barclay brothers were born within ten minutes of each other in Hammersmith, County of London to Beatrice Cecilia and her husband, Frederick Hugh Barclay, a travelling salesman. The couple had eight other children. Frederick, Sr. died when the brothers were twelve years old, and they left school four years later in 1950 to work in the accounts department at the General Electric Company before setting up as painters and decorators.
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