For 27-year-old Dubai mogul Abbas Sajwani, his 348-foot pleasure vessel isn’t just a floating trophy—complete with a gold elevator—it’s a palatial office from which he runs his empire. It’s two days before the Monaco Grand Prix in early June, and Abbas Sajwani emerges from a golden elevator onto the main deck of his 348-foot superyacht, […]
With just days remaining in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including Ralph Lauren. Lauren, now the first fashion designer to receive the nation’s highest civilian honour, was celebrated in a White House ceremony on January 4 for his contributions to American style and philanthropy. […]
What keeps Bill Gates up at night? From AI and disinformation to global warming, being too rich, and health inequality, the billionaire unpacks five issues set to shape the future in his new Netflix series What’s Next. “Success creates the challenge of, what does the next set of goals look like?,” Bill Gates states just […]
The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani—the wealthiest person in India—and his fiancée have organised a parade of pop stars to perform at their opulent wedding and pre-wedding in recent months, with Justin Bieber jetting to India for a private pre-wedding gig. Key Facts What To Watch For Who performs at the actual wedding on Friday. […]
A host of homes recently put up for sale by industry billionaires include what Zillow says are some of the most desirable home amenities of the moment, including under-counter refrigerators, art-deco features and elaborate outdoor spaces with a pool, shower and kitchens of their own. Key facts A Bel-Air billionaire’s playground A Bel-Air estate that already holds […]
The port of Gustavia in St. Barths is getting crowded this holiday season as the legendary superyacht showdown begins. The billionaire superyacht season started early, with the richest men in the world and their celebrity friends anchored outside of Gustavia and neighboring St. Maarten and Antigua. Many will stay throughout Christmas, taking glamorous day trips […]
Hamilton Island has been in the safe hands of the Oatley family for 20 years. Now, they say, they’re exploring “opportunities for growth and future prosperity”. It has been 20 years since the late billionaire patriarch of the Oatley family, Bob Oatley, infamously took over a then dated Hamilton Island and meticulously breathed new life […]
Judith Neilson sits down with Sarah O’Carroll to share life’s simple pleasures. When Judith Neilson was 18-months old, travelling with her grandmother in a horse-pulled wagon in the Kalahari, a small bell fell off the horse’s bridle. That bell was the beginning of an extensive art collection. Now, the 76-year old is dedicating her life […]