Posted by Ruth Miller on Fri 9th May 2008 at 03:15 PM, Filed in Rich And Famous
The Queen’s granddaughter, Princess Beatrice is rumoured to be working at London’s Selfridges department store.
Her job at the luxury focused store will entail looking after wealthy customers who book shopping trips in advance. The industrious Princess is gaining the work experience as part of her gap year before going to university.
By all accounts the 19 year old Princess has taken to the roll like a duck to water.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife have reportedly spent $4.7m (£2.4m) purchasing 25 acres of land situated on a Santa Barbara ranch.
The off plan site will entitle the Schwarzenegger’s to build a fabulous 8,500 sq ft home. However, the purchase is apparently subject to 99 pages of guidelines which determine the architectural style of the home and the type of plants that can be incorporated into the landscaping.
Even so, I don’t think Mr Schwarzenegger will be terminating the purchase!
The Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai will ultimately be one of 16 luxury branded resorts located around the world, which will take Gianni Versace inspired ostentation to a new level.
The completed hotel will incorporate 169 private flats all decorated and furnished in the Versace style.
Some of the more interesting features will include:
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Admiring actresses draped in luxury bling at the Oscar’s kind of obscures the fact that much of the jewelry on display is on loan.
If you want to do the same without breaking the bank, help is at hand. Bentley Skinner based in London’s Bond Street offer to loan pieces from their extensive jewlry collection for just one per cent of the purchase price per day.
That effectively means that for one night only, a £30,000 ($60,000) Victorian diamond necklace could be yours for £295 ($600). I imagine the item turns into a pumpkin if you don’t return it before midnight!
Bentley and Skinner say the service is popular “with brides who often hire tiara’s for their special day”. Alternatively, if you are a bona fide a-lister, Bentley and Skinner can accessorise you for events like the Oscars, BAFTAs or Elton John’s White Tie and Tiara Ball.
The only catch and it’s a big one, is that Bentley and Skinner require that the whole cost of the item is paid for on the day of hire - with it returned, minus hire fee when the jewels are safely returned to their vault. So not so much a pumpkin, more of a hole in your bank balance…
The London based Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is thought to be investing £150 million ($296 million) in a UK residence that would make it the most expensive in that country.
The most expensive home in the UK will be located in Knightsbridge and will include eight floors, a cinema, swimming pool, steam room and lots of other luxury goodies
Updown Court was a previous contender for the most expensive home in the UK. Will Mr Abramovich’s Lowndes Square property match up? Time will tell....
