The 'iron fist' of high society: Adored and feared, the ever-discreet Linda Penn is worth $400million and lives in Sydney's finest homes. Now we reveal the full extent of her family's behind-the-curtain influence
Sporting an impressive lineage and filling out her days with philanthropic pursuits, the mother-of-three is the closest Australia has to homegrown royalty.
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