He is the multimillionaire tycoon who is known as the ‘king of clubs’ and runs the iconic Ivy empire.
And Richard Caring enjoyed a break from his hectic schedule as he stepped out with with wife Patricia and two of their three children at his club, Annabel’s in Mayfair on Wednesday.
The businessman and restaurateur, 72, looked dapper as he arrived at the glitzy premises with Patricia, 39, and their two eldest children together Matteo, five, and Isabella, three.
Family first: Businessman Richard Caring stepped out with with wife Patricia and two of their three children , Matteo and Isabella, at his club, Annabel’s in Mayfair on Wednesday
Richard, who is worth an estimated £820million looked sharp in a crisp white shirt and navy blazer paired with bootcut jeans and patent leather shoes.
Patricia, who wed Richard in 2018, oozed elegance in a blue blouse, skinny jeans and a crochet blazer as she embraced her husband.
Little Matteo was the spitting image of his father in jeans and a blazer while Isabella was adorable in a pink dress and white jacket.
The couple also share daughter Annabel, 21 months, named after the iconic club.
Dapper display: The businessman and restaurateur, 72, looked sharp in a crisp white shirt and navy blazer paired with bootcut jeans and patent leather shoes
The magnate owns the nation’s most famous private members’ club, Annabel’s, as well as fashionable London restaurants including The Ivy, J Sheekey and Le Caprice – which announced its shock closure last month.
Le Caprice, beloved by Princess Diana and a host of A-list stars including Elton John and Tom Cruise will not be reopening after lockdown is lifted.
The Picadilly, London eaterie is now permanently closed after 38 years in its current location.
The restaurant was initially opened in 1947 by Mario Gallati, a former maitre d’ at The Ivy, who ran it until 1975.
King of clubs: The magnate owns the nation’s most famous private members’ club, Annabel’s, as well as fashionable London restaurants (above with Joan Collins and Percy Gibson at Harry’s Bar in 2014)
In 1981, Chris Corbin and Jeremy King – now of The Wolseley and Brasserie Zedel fame – took over the restaurant and restored it to its former glory.
It went onto become a haven for the stars, including Mick Jagger and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as royals like Princess Margaret and Princess Alexandra before being bought by its current owner, businessman Richard.
It would lead to his Caprice Holdings restaurant empire, which now includes the likes of The Ivy, Sexy Fish and Scott’s, and Annabel’s.
Though there are ‘early plans’ to open the restaurant in a new location, they are thought to be at a preliminary stage.
A spokesperson for Le Caprice told MailOnline: ‘Le Caprice has occupied the current site for 38 years and now the lease is coming to an end. The iconic restaurant within the London dining scene will be reborn at a new location currently under negotiation.
Leggy:Blogger and social media star Vicky Lee looked stylish in a fringed dress
‘We thank our clientele for their loyalty and support over the years and assure them that they will be as excited as us with the new plans for this historic brand.’
Caring launched a blistering attack on the government yesterday, warning that Boris Johnson’s ‘weakness and indecision’ on reopening restaurants, pubs and cafes will cost more than two million workers their jobs.
In a rare interview last month Caring warned the Prime Minister he was ‘killing the country’ by failing to outline when hospitality venues could reopen and whether they would have to abide by the two-metre social distancing rule.
Caring, whose staff have now delivered a million and one freshly cooked free meals to NHS workers and vulnerable people in lockdown, said ministers had grossly underestimated the permanent damage being done to Britain’s 26,000 restaurants.
He told The Mail on Sunday that thousands of businesses and their employees were in the ‘eye of a storm’ – surviving thanks only to the Government’s taxpayer-funded furlough scheme that pays staff wages, and a pause on rent and business rates tax bills.
Chic: Duchess of Lamberton, Nivin El-Gamal was also seen at Annabel’s
As soon as state aid measures are withdrawn, Caring warned, as many as ’50 per cent or 60 per cent’ of the four-million-strong hospitality workforce could be laid off and restaurants, cafes and bars shuttered for good.
He said the wave of redundancies would be ‘like a volcano’ erupting, with the worst of the pain coming in September and October when the furlough scheme ends.
Richard started his career in clothing, before buying the Caprice Holdings group for £31.5million in 2005.
In 2018, he spent around £65million moving Annabel’s– which was opened in 1963 by Mr Birley and named after his wife Lady Annabel Goldsmith – to a Grade I-listed townhouse two doors down on Berkeley Square.
The exclusive venue has witnessed the comings and goings of the creme de la creme of British society – with Princess Diana visiting for the hen night of Sarah, Duchess of York.
The Queen also visited for the 70th birthday of her friend the Countess of Airlie in 2003.
Richard is also father to two sons from his former marriage to Jacqueline Stead, whom he wed in 1973 before their divorce in 2017.
Closed: It was announced last month that one of Caring’s most prestigious restaurants, Le Caprice, would not be reopening when lockdown is over (Princess Diana was a regular customer and pictured leaving the central London restaurant in January 1994)