| Naam: | Gretel Packer |
| Vermogen: | $2 miljard |
| Bron van rijkdom: | Kroonresorts |
| Geboren: | Augustus 1965 |
| Leeftijd: | |
| Land: | Australië |
| Echtgenoot: | Shane Murray (ex) |
| Kinderen: | 3 |
| Residentie: | Palm Beach, NSW |
| Prive jet: | (N888ZP) Bombardier Global 6000 |
| Jacht: | Noordpoolgebied blz |
Gretel Packer, ook gekend als Gretel Lees Packer, is an Australian billionaire investor, philanthropist, and member of the Packer family. Born in August 1965, she is the daughter of the late media and casino billionaire Kerry Packer and his wife Roslyn Packer.
Gretel is the sister of James Packer. After her father’s death in 2005, she later reached a major family settlement with James, giving her substantial assets and helping establish her as one of Australia’s wealthiest women.
She is also known for her philanthropy, arts patronage, conservation work, and ownership of the ontdekkingsreiziger jacht Arctic P, now often marketed simply as Arctic.
Gretel Packer was born into one of Australia’s most famous business families. Her father, Kerry Packer, controlled Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and built a fortune through media, magazines, television, casinos, and investments.
Her grandfather, Sir Frank Packer, was also a major media owner, making the Packer name one of the most powerful in Australian business history.
Gretel was educated in Sydney and has generally kept a much lower public profile than her brother James. However, she has become increasingly visible through philanthropy, arts leadership, conservation, and selected business interests.
For many years, the Packer family fortune was closely tied to Kroonresorts, the gaming and entertainment group developed by James Packer after the family reduced its exposure to traditional media.
Crown Resorts operated major casino and entertainment complexes including Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth, en Crown Sydney. It also previously had international casino interests, including exposure to Macau through Melco Crown Entertainment.
Gretel Packer’s wealth was partly connected to family assets and Crown-related holdings. However, Crown Resorts is no longer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In 2022, Zwarte steen completed a takeover of Crown Resorts, ending the Packer family’s direct listed-company era in the casino group.
The Blackstone takeover marked the end of an important chapter in Australian gaming and the Packer family’s involvement with Crown Resorts. Crown shareholders received A$13.10 per share, and the deal was completed in June 2022.
The takeover followed years of regulatory scrutiny of Crown Resorts in Australia, including inquiries into governance, compliance, and suitability to hold casino licences. The sale allowed James Packer and other shareholders to exit the company.
For Gretel Packer, Crown remains part of the story of the family fortune, but it should no longer be described as a company in which she is currently a major public shareholder.
Gretel Packer’s vermogen is estimated in the multi-billion-dollar range. Forbes listed her at around $1,8 miljard in its 2026 Australia billionaires ranking.
Het Financial Review Rich List placed her wealth at about A$2.33 billion in 2025. Differences between estimates reflect currency, private assets, real estate, investment holdings, family trusts, and valuation methods.
Her wealth increased significantly after a reported $1.2 billion family settlement with her brother James Packer in 2015. The settlement helped clarify the division of parts of the Packer family estate after the death of Kerry Packer.
Gretel Packer chairs the Stichting Familie Packer, which has supported education, arts, culture, medical research, mental health, community welfare, and conservation initiatives across Australia.
The foundation has provided around $100 miljoen to communities through medical, arts, community and education grants. It has supported arts institutions, creative learning programs, medical and wellbeing programs, community partnerships, and educational initiatives.
In 2014, the Packer family and Crown Resorts announced a major philanthropic commitment involving the Packer Family Foundation and Crown Resorts Foundation. The program was designed to support arts, culture, Indigenous education, community welfare, and other charitable causes.
Gretel Packer is strongly associated with Australian arts and cultural philanthropy. She has held leadership or patron roles connected to institutions such as the Art Gallery of New South Wales, de Sydney Theatre Company Foundation, and other cultural organizations.
She has also supported conservation and environmental science. She is connected to Taronga Zoo initiatives, including conservation science and foundation work.
In recent years, Gretel has been mentioned in connection with efforts to preserve historic cultural spaces in Sydney, including the Metro-Minerva Theatre. Her public profile increasingly reflects philanthropy and cultural leadership rather than casino business activity.
Gretel Packer has three children. She had two children with her first husband, Nick Barham, whom she divorced in 1999. She later married Shane Murray in 2005, and the couple had one child before divorcing in 2007.
Although she comes from one of Australia’s most famous families, Gretel keeps a relatively private personal life. She is generally less public than her brother James Packer, but she is highly active in philanthropy and cultural causes.
Gretel Packer has been linked to high-value property in Sydney, including homes in prestigious suburbs such as Bellevue Hill. In 2025, media reports said she had purchased a major property next to her existing Bellevue Hill home, further expanding her real estate holdings in one of Australia’s most exclusive residential areas.
Her property activity reflects her long-standing connection to Sydney’s eastern suburbs and the Packer family’s history of owning some of Australia’s most valuable private residences.
Gretel Packer is the owner of the iconic explorer yacht Arctic P, now often marketed as Arctic. The yacht was originally built in 1969 by Schichau-Unterweser as an ice-class salvage tug before being converted into a luxury expedition yacht by Kerry Packer in the 1990s.
Arctic P is approximately 87 meters long and is one of the most famous explorer yachts in the world. She has a rugged commercial-ship heritage, long-range capability, a helipad, cinema, wellness facilities, large guest spaces, and accommodation for 12 guests with a bemanningsleden of around 28.
The yacht was long associated with Kerry Packer and later James Packer. Gretel Packer took over ownership from her brother in 2018 and later repositioned the yacht for luxury charter. The vessel remains one of the most distinctive yachts connected to an Australian billionaire family.
Gretel’s brother, James Packer, is one of Australia’s most famous businessmen and is linked to the superjacht IJE. James was central to the development of Crown Resorts before exiting the company after the Blackstone takeover.
Although Gretel and James have pursued different public paths, both remain closely associated with the legacy of Kerry Packer and the family’s long history in media, gaming, investment, philanthropy and yachting.
Gretel Packer is one of Australia’s wealthiest women and a key figure in the modern Packer family story. Her fortune comes from the family’s media and gaming legacy, including Crown Resorts, as well as the 2015 family settlement with her brother James.
Today, she is best known not only as a billionaire heiress, but also as a philanthropist, arts patron, conservation supporter and owner of the legendary explorer yacht Arctic P. With a net worth estimated at around $1.8 billion to A$2.33 billion, Gretel Packer remains an important figure in Australian wealth, culture and philanthropy.
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Ze woont op een groot terrein in Bellevue-heuvel, een rijke buitenwijk van Sydney. het eerste pand werd gekocht door de eerste aankoop van haar grootvader Sir Frank Packer in 1935 voor 7500 pond.
Zij is de eigenaresse van de expeditie jacht Arctic PHet jacht was oorspronkelijk een oceaan- en ijsbrekerssleepboot, omgebouwd tot een superjacht door Gretel's vader Kerry Packer. Het jacht was eerst eigendom van de broer van Gretel James PackerMaar het eigendom werd aan haar overgedragen, in een regeling van de nalatenschap van hun vader.
Arctic P biedt accommodatie voor maximaal 12 gasten en eenbemanningsledenvan 25
James Packer is de eigenaar van de $200 miljoen superjacht IJE.
De familie Packer is de eigenaar van een Bombardier GlobalExpress BD700 prive jet, met registratie N888ZP.
Update: het lijkt erop dat de familie dit vliegtuig heeft verkocht.
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