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Sir Philip Green Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Children

Sir Philip Green Quick Info
Height 5 ft 6 in
Weight 83 kg
Date of Birth March 15, 1952
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Spouse Cristina ‘Tina’ Palos

Sir Philip Green is a British businessman who is notorious for serving as the chairman of the retail multinational company, Arcadia Group. From 2002 to 2020, he owned several high-street clothing retailers like Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Burton, and Outfit to name a few.

Born Name

Philip Nigel Ross Green

Nick Name

The King of the High Street

Sir Philip Green as seen outside a branch of TopShop in 2007
Sir Philip Green as seen outside a branch of TopShop in 2007 (Katie / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

British

 

Education

Sir Philip Green studied at Carmel College, a now-defunct Jewish boarding school that was located in Oxfordshire. However, he dropped out at the age of 15 years without completing his O-levels.

Occupation

Businessman

Family

  • Father – Simon Green (Property Developer, Electrical Goods Retailer) 
  • Mother – Alma Green
  • Siblings – Elizabeth Green (Older Sister)

Net Worth

As of 2023, Sir Philip Green’s net worth was $2.4 billion according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

83 kg or 183 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Sir Philip Green has dated –

  1. Cristina ‘Tina’ Palos (1985-Present) – The businesswoman and interior designer Cristina ‘Tina’ Palos first met Philip Green in 1985. The two quickly began dating and tied the knot in 1990 after nearly 5 years of courtship. The couple is parents to a daughter named Chloe Green (b. March 2, 1991), who is a popular socialite and actress, and a son named Brandon Green (b. 1993), who has worked in various roles within Arcadia Group.
The British businessman Sir Philip Green
The British businessman Sir Philip Green (Philwphotography / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Black

However, his hair has turned ‘Gray’ with his increasing age.

Eye Color

Hazel

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Short height

Sir Philip Green as seen smiling for a picture while sitting with Dee Ocleppo
Sir Philip Green as seen smiling for a picture while sitting with Dee Ocleppo (Backstagebombshell / Instagram)

Sir Philip Green Facts

  1. He is a supporter of the Tottenham Hotspur football club.
  2. Sir Philip Green is the proud owner of a 90-meter-long (300 feet) Benetti Lionheart yacht costing £100 million and a Gulfstream G550 private jet worth £20 million.
  3. On the occasion of his 60th birthday in March 2012, his family threw him a lavish party in Mexico. The guests were flown in and were entertained by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Robbie Williams, The Beach Boys, among others.
  4. Sir Philip Green was made a Knight Bachelor during the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2006 for his ‘services to the retail industry’. However, in 2016, the House of Commons approved a motion to request the Honours Forfeiture Committee to strip him of his knighthood, albeit without any success.
  5. His role model in life is the financier Sir Charles Clore.
  6. In 2018, The Telegraph reported about a businessman who was accused of s**ual harassment that included groping his female employees, as well as being physically and racially abusive towards his staff members. The unnamed businessman was later revealed to be Sir Philip Green. He denied all these allegations vehemently. In light of these serious allegations, numerous influential personalities and Labour MPs like Frank Field and Jess Phillips demanded that his knighthood be revoked.
  7. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group shut down 550 stores in the United Kingdom and furloughed nearly 14,500 of its work staff. In order to cover the furloughing cost, the Arcadia Group made a public request to taxpayers.

Featured Image by Katie / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0

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