He isn’t talked about on Members Only: Palm Beach, so who was Gale Brophy’s ex-husband, Giles?
He sadly passed away in 2006
The husbands aren’t exactly the main focus on Members Only: Palm Beach, but who is the former husband of icon Gale Brophy? Let’s find out!
Gale’s ex-husband, Giles sadly passed away in 2006 aged 69 after a long battle with bone-marrow cancer and leukaemia.
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He and Gale had a son together, who’s now 15, with Gale commemorating him with a heartfelt message.
She wrote: ““I have sincerely lost my mentor, best friend, and father of our 15-year-old son with the passing of Giles Brophy.
“I admired and respected him over the years, and some of my greatest moments were because of Giles: our son, owning four Wall Street companies together, and winning the Kentucky Derby with Strike The Gold, as well as sharing success with Thirty-Six Red and SportsView.
“We had wonderful times, and Giles will always be in both my and our son’s thoughts and prayers with the warmest and fondest of memories.”
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Gale Brophy’s ex-husband Giles made his fortune in a few different ways, initially by founding and owning the New York trading company Giles Securities. He and Gale were also the co-owners of racehorse, Strike The Gold, which won the 1991 Kentucky Derby.
As a result of the success of Strike The Gold, Giles won a whopping $3.4 million throughout its successful career. He remarried following his divorce from Gale, to Patricia Rohrbaugh Brophy and had another four children with her.
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