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**FAQs** > For more details on his early life, please visit the "Early life and education" section of this wiki, through the navigation pane on the left. > [|Virgin-atlantic.com, 2011]
 * **Q-****How wealthy is Sir Richard Branson?**
 * A- According the [|Forbes list of Billlionaires], Branson has an estimated net worth of US$4.2billion
 * Q-** What was his upbringing like? **
 * A-Branson was born in Blackheath, London, in 1950, the son and eldest child of barrister Edward James Branson and Eve Huntley Branson. Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School until the age of thirteen. He then attended Stowe School until the age of sixteen. Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but later discovered his ability to connect with others. (Source: [|Wikipedia])
 * Q-** What is Necker Island? **
 * A- See Necker Island page
 * Q-**What is The** ** Virgin 'Group'? **
 * A- Virgin is a leading branded venture capital organisation and is one of the world's most recognised and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony to transportation, travel, financial services, media, music and fitness.[| (Virgin.com, 2011])
 * Q-**What is Virgin** **Galactic?**
 * A- Virgin Galactic is part of the Virgin group, and is an airline offering suborbital spaceflights with a new version of SpaceShipOne. For futher details, please visit the [|Virgin Galactic website.]
 * Q-** What is Virgin Atlantic? **
 * A- Virgin Atlantic Airways is a British airline owned by The Virgin Group, headquartered near Gatwick Airport, England. It operates between the United Kingdom and North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia from its bases at Gatwick and London Heathrow Airports using a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing widebodied jets ([|Wikipedia]).
 * **Q- Where do Virgin Atlantic Fly?**
 * A- See below