Elton John and partner David Furnish have been recognised as among the most powerful men in Britain by GQ.

They are jointly listed at number 30 on the magazine's 100 most powerful men list, the only joint entry. The magazine says the couple, who entered into a civil partnership in 2006, are worth £225m.

"Their ninth annual white tie and tiara ball was attended by le tout showbiz and raised £3.5m for the Elton John AIDS Foundation," the citation reads. "Meanwhile, Furnish produced 'Gnomeo And Juliet'." Last year they were listed at number 40.

The magazine chose Tory leader David Cameron as the most powerful man in Britain with Prime Minister Gordon Brown second, media executive James Murdoch third, Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King fourth and Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy fifth. The March edition of GQ is on sale from February 7, 2008.

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