Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) Necker Island is a island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island's land is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The whole island operates as a resort and can accommodate up to 34 guests, with additional room for six children. Necker Island is located at latitude 18.55 north and longitude 64.35 west in the eastern section of the British Virgin Islands. It is about north of Virgin Gorda and north-east of Prickly Pear
Jacques Necker or falsifying the records. He brightened the picture by excluding military outlays and other 'extraordinary' charges and ignoring the national debt. As a specific example his compte rendu showed the king spend more on his brothers than on public health. After Necker had shown Louis XVI his annual report, the king tried to keep its contents secret. In revenge, Necker made the "Compte rendu au roi" public; in no time between 200,000 copies were sold. The Account was meant to be an educational piece for the people, and in it, he expressed his desire to create a well-informed, interested populace.