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  • Warped Walker vs. Magnificent Markle

    Warped Walker vs. Magnificent Markle

    Kushner-Trump mouthpiece Andre Walker’s attack on Meghan Markle was an utter disgrace; it is time that this warped weirdo was called out for what he truly is

     

    Unsurprisingly yesterday, the self-declared “fat Northern bruiser” turned Jared Kushner’s London based mouthpiece Andre Walker appeared on Sky News to defend Donald Trump’s “right” to retweet far right fake news shared by Britain First’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen.

     

    Elsewhere on Tuesday, slug-like Walker – an extremely sad excuse of a man who’ll forever be linked to his associations with the scandal linked to the ‘Tatler Tory’ Mark Clarke, the suicide of a Conservative activist named Elliott Johnson and his previous position at Steve Bannon’s bigoted Breitbart – decided to brand Prince Harry’s fiancée “a black woman in Buckingham Palace… [who] will have to bite her lip rather than supporting her old acting friends in the causes they love” in an article for the Kushner owned New York Observer.

     

    Going further and referencing those describing Meghan Markle as “just another Hollywood liberal who will speak out on a few issues she cares about while ignoring the needs of the country,” Walker argued “she will face the merciless wrath of the British public” over having once tweeted “lamenting the resignation of David Cameron as Prime Minister” and declaring her “opposition to Brexit.”

     

    Bizarrely referencing how “no one wants another Royal [sic] divorce” and stating: “After all, she did not make her first marriage work,” truly negative Walker plainly illustrated his belief that this is a union that will not last. He bizarrely also concluded: “In their first television interview [Prince Harry and Miss Markle]… It felt like the two of them had been sent to remind the world that the British Royals [sic] like all black people, especially the ones they rule!” He is wrong and the world should celebrate the fact that Prince Harry is to marry Meghan Markle, a lady of conviction and stature.

     

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    Warped Walker vs. Magnificent Markle – Andre Walker and Meghan Markle – Kushner-Trump mouthpiece Andre Walker’s attack on Meghan Markle was an utter disgrace; it is time that this warped weirdo was called out for what he truly is
    Meghan Markle shared an image of a poster that read: “If EU leave me now, you take away the biggest part of me” after the Brexit referendum in Britain in July 2016
  • Rent Like A Royal

    Rent Like A Royal

    Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that is owned by the Crown Estate and was originally a royal observatory to rent for £450,000 per year

     

    A Grade I listed house set on 6.6 acres of World Heritage Site and Grade I listed land in the middle of the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Course has been listed to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month).

     

    Extending to 6,157 square foot in total but quite manageable in terms of the accommodation provided, The King’s Observatory in Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames was designed by the Scottish-Swedish architect Sir William Chambers (1723 – 1796) and used by King George III (1738 – 1820) to house his extensive collection of scientific instruments. It features the oldest cupola in the world specifically constructed to allow astrologists to “track the rare phenomenon of Venus crossing the sun.”

     

    Owned by the Crown Estate, the building was used as a classroom for royalty, was converted to provide a home for the Meteorological Office from 1910 to 1980 and became the offices of Hill Samuel Bank and then Autoglas until 2011. Plans were approved to convert to a single residence in 2014 but features including a cinema, games room, gym, underground swimming pool and garaging for 16 cars were not actually constructed.

     

    The King’s Observatory – which was built in 1769 – is offered by Knight Frank and includes 5 reception rooms, 4 bedroom suites and a large roof terrace.

     

    Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank. Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank. Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank.Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank. Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank.Rent Like A Royal – The King’s Observatory, Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 2SB – Grade I listed house in Richmond Old Deer Park, Surrey that was originally a royal observatory to rent for £37,500 per month ($48,300, €41,000 or درهم177,300 per month) via agents Knight Frank.

  • A Con and A Cabriolet

    A Con and A Cabriolet

    One-off 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI cabriolet to be auctioned; originally commissioned by a British playboy turned jailbird with connections to Princess Margaret but only actually completed in 1993

     

    A 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet with bodywork by the renowned Italian automotive stylist Frua is to be auctioned this month.

     

    Offered with an estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million), this truly unique, one-of-one design was amazingly the final Rolls-Royce Phantom VI completed in spite of the model remaining in production until 1991. This mammoth beast of a car, surprisingly, however, has just 72 miles on its clock and is thus described as “as brand new.”

     

    The car’s first owner, Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson, was a bit of a playboy but sadly he never got to actually drive or be driven in it. A “member of Princess Margaret’s inner circle of friends,” this Cambridge graduate was a member of the “Mayfair mammas’ lists of the season’s most eligible bachelors” until “exchanging his Edwardian hacking jacket for prison grey” in 1954 after being jailed for 12 months for an import/export fraud according to a report in Sydney’s World’s News in August that year.

     

    Some years after being freed, ex-con Buchanan-Michaelson took part in the 10,000 mile 1968 London to Sydney Marathon in a Mercedes-Benz 280SE. In a book about the adventure he was described as both a “successful and wealthy businessman, employing a cook, a butler, a maid and a chauffeur” and as an “accomplished sportsman.” Also listed as a lavish spender, Buchannan-Michaelson was later bankrupted in November 1977 – though at the time he lived in grandeur at both at Churchbury Manor at Fairford, Gloucestershire and 26 The Vale, in Chelsea, London, SW3.

     

    In 1970, in the period between the international car race and his bankruptcy, Buchanan-Michaelson commissioned Rolls-Royce to build him a Phantom VI. After delivery to Jack Barclay Ltd. In June 1971, the vehicle’s chassis was sent to Frua of Torino, Italy to have bodywork fitted but for some reason work stopped and it was not until 1977 – and by now with a new American owner, James Leake, and new drawings of its eventual form – that the project continued.

     

    With Pietro Frua (1913 – 1983) retiring soon thereafter and Mr Leake’s death in 1983, the chassis passed to new ownership and it was only eventually completed as a finished motor vehicle in 1993.

     

    That year, the four-door ‘state cabriolet’ was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show and its boxy look must have surely either have wowed or horrified visitors. It is described as having “an elaborate multi-position convertible top allows the car to be configured as a sedanca de ville, landaulet or fully open convertible.” The interior is trimmed in burled walnut with sterling silver inlays and amongst other luxuries are front and rear heating, air-conditioning, fresh-air ventilation systems, a television, a video player, a radio and a cocktail cabinet. Underneath the seats is a portable Davidoff cigar humidor and even a matching silk-lined ladies’ vanity case. What more could anyone ever need?

     

    RM Sotheby’s will sell the Frua Phantom VI at their Monterey sale in California on 19th August and term it: “The last word in modern opulence.”

     

    A Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originallyA Con and A Cabriolet – 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI all-weather cabriolet by Pietro Frua – To be sold at auction by RM Sotheby’s at their Monterey sale on Saturday 19th August 2017 – Estimate of £308,000 to £462,000 ($400,000 to $600,000, €340,000 to €511,000 or درهم1.5 million to درهم2.2 million) – Owned by Robert ‘Bobby’ Buchanan-Michaelson originally

  • Diana’s Drive

    Diana’s Drive

    Up-armoured Rolls-Royce used by the late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned in Auburn, Indiana

     

    A 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I commissioned by the British Foreign Office as part of the British Embassy vehicle pool in Washington D.C. that was used by Diana, Princess of Wales on two occasions is to be sold with an estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).

     

    Just as questions about the late royal’s safety in the Mercedes-Benz in which she made her tragic final journey in Paris in 1997 are again raised, the up-armoured car to be offered is to be sold by Auctions America at their 31st August to 3rd September sale in Auburn, Indiana.

     

    The Balmoral Green with tan hide vehicle features laminated polycarbonate in place of glass windows, Kevlar and steel plate in the body, two Motorola mobile telephones and an exterior telecom (as the windows do not roll down). It has 60,300 miles on the clock and also has air conditioning and a working sunroof.

     

    Used first by the then Princess of Wales on 4th October 1990, the car took her first to a Royal Gala to benefit the London City Ballet at the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. and then also to a home for HIV positive children, TERRIFIC, Inc.’s Grandma’s House®, in what was termed an “historic visit.”

     

    Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000). Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000). Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000). Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).Diana’s Drive – Up-armoured ex-British Embassy in Washington 1987 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur I used by late Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned by Auctions America at their Labour Day sale in Auburn, Indiana from 31st August to 3rd September 2017 – Estimate of £35,000 to £42,000 ($45,000 to $55,000, €38,000 to €47,000 or درهم165,000 to درهم202,000).

  • Done With Diana

    Done With Diana

    Enough is finally enough with press coverage about the late Diana, Princess of Wales

     

    Diana, Princess of Wales has been dead twenty years. It is thus ludicrous that her family continue to have to put up with an endless barrage of articles raking over outdated nonsense about her and though it most definitely suits our government as they can bury yet more bad news about Brexit, the media truly should realise that enough is finally enough.


    Whether the late royal said or did one thing or another is quite irrelevant to anyone alive today and though the history books may take note for the future, daily news reporting should move its focus to issues that actually affect our daily lives. The time to stop over-reporting on this saga passed surely in 2007; that it is still going in 2017 is simply outrageous.

     

  • Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone

    A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale in July

     

    On the 29th and 30th July, Silverstone Auctions will sell both classic and contemporary cars at their Silverstone Classic Sale in Northamptonshire. Amongst them are five cars owned or previously owned by the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John.

     

    1996 Aston Martin DB7 i6 Volante – £28,000 to £32,000

    ($37,000 to $42,000, €32,000 to €37,000 or درهم‎‎135,000 to درهم‎‎154,000)

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone – A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale on 29th and 30th July 2017. Includes Aston Martin, Ferrari, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.Supplied new to the Sultan of Brunei and kept by him until 2005, this British Racing Green and Chancellor red leather interior Volante is being marketed as a “future modern classic.” It comes with a “huge history file” as well as its royal pedigree.

     

    2015 Land Rover 90 Celebration Heritage Edition – £38,000 to £45,000

    ($50,000 to $59,000, €43,000 to €51,000 or درهم‎‎183,000 to درهم‎‎217,000)

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone – A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale on 29th and 30th July 2017. Includes Aston Martin, Ferrari, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.One of the last 400 traditional Land Rovers made and offered on behalf of its current owner Rowan Atkinson CBE, this example has just 2,260 miles on the clock. The actor and comedian is selling as he has recently upgraded to the 110 four-door version.

     

    1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5-litre coupé – £100,000 to £120,000

    ($131,000 to $157,000, €114,000 to €137,000 or درهم‎‎481,000 to درهم‎‎578,000)

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone – A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale on 29th and 30th July 2017. Includes Aston Martin, Ferrari, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.Delivered new to then wife of Maurice Gibb, Marie McDonald McLaughlin Gibb (AKA ‘Lulu’ and now Lulu Kennedy-Cairns OBE), this “last of the line classic” was kept by the Boom Bang-a-Bang singer for three years. It has had two additional owners since and needs its air conditioning recommissioning.

     

    2006 Ferrari F430 F1 – £125,000 to £155,000

    ($164,000 to $203,000, €143,000 to €177,000 or درهم‎‎602,000 to درهم‎‎746,000)

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone – A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale on 29th and 30th July 2017. Includes Aston Martin, Ferrari, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.Owned by television chef Gary Rhodes from new and having covered just 558 miles in its 11-year life, this Ferrari is capable of a top speed of 196 miles per hour and 0-62 miles per hour in just 3.7 seconds. It has been serviced four times and is described as “a unique opportunity to buy a real collector’s piece.”

     

    1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona – £525,000 to £575,000

    ($688,000 to $753,000, €600,000 to €657,000 or درهم‎‎2.5 million to درهم‎‎2.8 million)

    Five of the Best – ‘Star Cars’ at Silverstone – A selection of five cars owned and previously owned by ‘personalities’ the Sultan of Brunei, the actor Rowan Atkinson, the singer Lulu, the television chef Gary Rhodes and the musician Elton John to be auctioned at the Silverstone Classic Sale on 29th and 30th July 2017. Includes Aston Martin, Ferrari, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.Owned by Sir Elton John from 1973 to 1975 and supposedly bought off the back of the success of his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, this Daytona has covered 81,675 miles from new and is said to be “presented in excellent order.”

     

    For more details about the auction and viewing, click here.

     

    The Wing Building, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN.

     

  • Picture of the Week – Come Fly With Hawks

    Picture of the Week – Come Fly With Hawks

    Saudi royal buys plane tickets so his hawks can fly (first class, of course)

     

    Nothing is insurmountable it seems: A Saudi royal, according to a Reddit user named @lensoo, was told a maximum of 6 birds of prey were allowed in the cabin on a Qatar Airways flight this week.

     

    His response? He bought tickets for all 80 of his hawks. He even went as far to pay for them to go first class. You couldn’t make it up.

     

  • Panic Over The Price

    Panic Over The Price

    Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor?

     

    In 2012, a Saudi royal placed a fifth, sixth and seventh triplex he “rarely uses” on the market for £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million). It didn’t sell and now it’s back for sale for just £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million) through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk.

     

    Featuring three bullet-proof panic rooms and extending to a total of 10,500 square foot over three levels, #6A at 240 Riverside Boulevard – alternatively known as The Heritage at Trump Place – is a combination of six units in what is described as “one of New York’s finest full-service condominiums”. It is currently configured to provide 3 bedrooms but comes with plans to turn it into a 5-bedroom home.

     

    Enjoying 120 foot of “contiguous, unobstructed park and Hudson River views”, the Upper West Side property – which is within a building that was completed in 2005 – features three private terraces, a restaurant quality kitchen with a sushi bar, a billiards room, a hair salon, a ventilated cigar room, a six-person Jacuzzi and a saltwater aquarium. Two adjacent units that currently provide staff accommodation can be included in the sale for an additional sum.

     

    The current owner, Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, is 82 years old and said to be confined to a wheelchair. He was Director General of Saudi Intelligence from 2001 to 2005 and is described as “a close ally of the late King Abdullah”.

     

    One has to ask: “With Donald Trump’s name associated with the building, will panic set in and will the price drop further?” We’re guessing the answer is “yes”.

     

    Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million) Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million) Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million) Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million) Panic Over The Price – Vast New York triplex with three bullet-proof panic rooms at The Heritage at Trump Place reduced in price by 47%; Is the Trump connection a factor? 240 Riverside Boulevard #6A Upper West Side, New York, NY 10069, United States of America – Owned by Prince Nawaf bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – For sale through Elizabeth Mercedes Berk of Mercedes/Berk at a price of £32.9 million ($40 million, €37.9 million or درهم147 million), reduced from £61.7 million ($75 million, €71 million or درهم275.5 million)

  • Exciting a Royal

    Exciting a Royal

    Jaguar E-Type originally owned by Prince Michael of Kent for sale

     

    A 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC originally owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent is for sale with an Essex vintage car specialist.

     

    Described as having “matching numbers, in impeccable order throughout and being close to conours”, Prince Michael first tried out the Jaguar at Goodwood with a then eight year old Lord March before taking it to Germany where he was serving in the army. The royal recalls driving the car at 150 miles per hour on autobahns and in the years since, he has been united with the vehicle on several occasions at Goodwood and Kensington Palace.

     

    Exciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent
    His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent with the Earl of March and Kinrara, Charles Gordon-Lennox in the car

    Exciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent
    Lady Gabriella Windsor, Prince Michael’s daughter, with the vehicle

     

    In 1984, Prince Michael wrote about the opalescent dark green with light tan hide interior and Webasto sunroof car in Road & Car Magazine. He stated:

     

    “This was a beautiful motor car, immensely quick, and probably the most enjoyable car I have ever owned. I believe that every man has a special place in his heart for one woman above all others, and also for one car. In my case I think probably my E-Type Jaguar was the most satisfying and exciting car in my life – so far”.

     

    In December 2015, the sixth owner of the E-Type, James Phillips, 67, from Newbury, Berkshire, told The Times:

     

    “I am nearing retirement and it has been our pension fund for many years. We’ve done everything in it and we don’t go out in the rain and snow any more. We just want to pass it on to someone who is going to look after it”.

     

    Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars seek £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) for the car complete with a whole raft of accompanying correspondence and photographs.

     

    Exciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent Exciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of KentExciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of KentExciting a Royal – 1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-litre FHC – Vintage & Prestige Classic Cars – £245,000 ($309,000 or €288,000 or درهم‎‎1.1 million) – First owned by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent

  • Mountbatten’s Ghost

    Mountbatten’s Ghost

    1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost originally owned by Lord Mountbatten to be auctioned; it came back into his possession just months before he was assassinated in 1979 (more…)