A royal welcome for the £50bn Emir buying Britain brick by brick
First Harrods. Then the US embassy. What's next for Qatar's monarch?
By Paul Vallely
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
REUTERS
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani inspecting the guard of honour at Windsor yesterday
"Thank you for reminding me about Christie's," one of the world's richest monarchs, the Emir of Qatar, said casually on the eve of his state visit to Britain, which began yesterday with a spectacular horse-drawn carriage procession to Windsor Castle.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ir-buying-britain-brick-by-brick-2117471.html
First Harrods. Then the US embassy. What's next for Qatar's monarch?
By Paul Vallely
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
REUTERS
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani inspecting the guard of honour at Windsor yesterday
"Thank you for reminding me about Christie's," one of the world's richest monarchs, the Emir of Qatar, said casually on the eve of his state visit to Britain, which began yesterday with a spectacular horse-drawn carriage procession to Windsor Castle.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ir-buying-britain-brick-by-brick-2117471.html
