A millionaire castle owner and ex-reality TV star has left the UK in protest over Rachel Reeves’ non-dom tax raid.

Ann Kaplan Mulholland, 64, who owns a 13th-century castle in Kent, revealed she has now left the UK with her husband, Stephen Mulholland.

She confirmed to GB News that she is now living in Italy, where they will pay just €200,000 a year on foreign income, but would return if her non-dom status is revived.

Mrs Kaplan Mulholland, who bought the castle in 2023 after moving to the UK a year earlier, made headlines when she hosted a micronation event last weekend at her castle.

The stunt included drag queens and court jesters on stilts, a choreographed procession, beefeaters and yeomenary.

The Canadian-born millionaire, who has a net worth of £500million, made her fortune through a small loans company called iFinance.

She arrived at her coronation by horse and carriage, dressed in green and gold to highlight the impending wealth exodus currently sweeping across Britain.

Mrs Kaplan Mulholland and her husband have been claiming non-dom status for three years, which she revealed was the main reason they moved to the UK.

The term “non-dom” refers to a UK resident whose permanent home is considered to be outside of the UK for tax purposes.

The pair bought a medieval castle and invested £25million to transform it into a luxury wedding venue, which they intend to keep, with the millionaire telling GB News: “I don’t want to see people without a job.”

The castle employs around 100 people.

After looking at “a number of places worldwide” the couple decided to move to England due to the non-domiciled status tax regime.

She described the UK as “beautiful”, highlighting the British countryside and London as two main attractions.

The millionaire explained that she still pays tax on earnings and assets in England, but not on profits she makes worldwide from other businesses.

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She told The People’s Channel: “We had choices. We could have gone to Dubai, Italy or Switzerland. But we chose England.”

“We pay tax in England, we employ people, we invest in this country.”

Speaking on the tax changes implemented by the Labour Government, Mrs Kaplan Mulholland told Britain’s News Channel: “This is not a good decision”, adding: “Any millionaire or Billionaire is going to just leave.”

“We are very, very able to just pack up and leave the country.”

Highlighting the high number of people who have left the UK, she said: “What they’ve taken with them is the taxes they paid in this country, the investments they have and everything they attract.”

“People are going to lose their jobs.”

She explained that the Chancellor’s calculations do not include taxes lost when people leave the country.

Mrs Kaplan Mulholland said: “I don’t want to leave, I go to church here, I have a community that I adore, and I chose to live in England. But we aren’t making a good decision if we have to be double-taxed.”

She urged Rachel Reeves, whom she repeatedly called “reckless”, to reconsider the tax changes and instead encourage those leaving to invest in UK markets.

The businesswoman described the non-domiciled tax regime as “smart” and agreed that specific changes should be made to help tax the wealthy.

A July 2025 report from migration consultancy Henley & Partners projects that the UK will see a net outflow of 16,500 millionaires in 2025.

This would be the largest millionaire exodus from any country in a decade.

A HM Treasury spokesman said: “If you make your home in Britain, then you should pay your taxes here too.

“That is why we abolished the non-dom tax status to invest in our public services, including the NHS. But the UK remains a highly attractive place to live and invest.

“Our main capital gains tax rate is lower than any other G7 European country and our new residence-based regime is simpler and more attractive than the previous one, whilst it also addresses tax system unfairness so every long-term resident pays their taxes here.”