Billionaire philanthropist Sir John Paul Getty II died today in a private London hospital at the age of 70.
The US-born benefactor was admitted to the London Clinic on Monday for treatment to a recurrent chest infection, intensive care specialist John Goldstone said.
Getty, a British citizen since December 1997, inherited his fortune from his oil magnate father, John Paul Getty, who was widely believed to be the world's richest man when he died in 1976.
AFP