Thread: Seems like a nice lady !!

Not being an absolute fan of the Saudi regime having suffered many problems trying to do business and get payment from government ministers and minor royals, This nearly made my day !

Saudi princess runs up £15 million shopping bill

One of the most senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, Princess Maha al-Sudairi, is claiming diplomatic immunity in France after running up unpaid shopping bills of more than £15 million including £60,000 on designer lingerie.



By Peter Allen in Paris
Published: 12:52PM BST 12 Jun 2009

Maha al-Sudairi is ignoring her furious debtors and has locked herself in her £2,500-a-night suite at the George V Hotel in Paris Photo: AFP


She has ignored her furious debtors and locked herself in her £2,500-a-night suite at the George V Hotel in Paris.
When a royal aide was approached about settling the underwear bill he replied: "I'm afraid we can't go around settling bills for the Princess's knickers."



Princess Maha, whose husband, Prince Nayef, is interior minister and second-in-line to the Saudi throne, is said to have spent millions on designer clothes, jewels and other luxury products in the French capital over the past year. Her weekly dry cleaning bill alone was said to be £30,000.
Every time the Princess and her entourage visited a shop a representative would offer staff an embossed document stating "Payment to Follow".
Jamila Boushaba, who runs the O Caprices De Lili lingerie store in Paris, confirmed that she was still waiting for £60,000 spent on a range of hugely expensive undergarments.
Mrs Boushaba's boutique is opposite the George V and was regularly visited by Princess Maha.
"She was a very good customer for eight years, but then simply stopped paying," said Mrs Boushaba.
"I made a delivery of lingerie to the George V, but payment never arrived. Every time we called, we were told the bill would be settled the next day. It never was.
"When we contacted the Saudi Ambassador in Paris he said there was nothing he could do for us."
Others who are owed money include fashion chain Dior, and jewellery shops Chaumet and Victoria Casal.
Jacky Giami, proprietor of clothes shop Key Largo, said the Princess stripped his shelves of some £130,000 of casual wear – some seven per cent of is annual turnover.
"We know the family well – they're in Paris a lot. She's not the kind of customer where you ask for a deposit, or to ask to see a piece of identity," said Giami, who has launched civil proceedings through the Paris courts to seize assets.
But Princess Maha is claiming diplomatic immunity thanks to her husband's status.
In all, some 30 stores are seeking money from the Princess, including the Hotel Crillon, where she stayed before holing up in the George V, which is owned by her nephew, Prince Al Waleed.

Thats the way to do it! No point in getting into debt for a few baht ! Go for the big bill.

Originally Posted by Happyman

Jacky Giami, proprietor of clothes shop Key Largo, said the Princess stripped his shelves of some £130,000 of casual wear – some seven per cent of is annual turnover.

I'm sure Jacki can "make ends meet" on the other 93% of turnover, £ 1,720,000

Diplomatic immunity. Must be nice.

Where's OJ Simpson when you need him?

Originally Posted by Happyman

She's not the kind of customer where you ask for a deposit, or to ask to see a piece of identity," said Giami, who has launched civil proceedings through the Paris courts to seize assets.

Bet they will from now on ! silly cnuts

Isn't there a law that their husbands can bitch slap them for this sort of behavior? I reckon she's got one hell of a bitch slapping session coming here way.

No sympathy for any of the parties involved, she sounds like a spoilt brat and needs to be put in charity shop dungarees and dumped in rural Cambodia with nothing but a compass.

This is a surprise, exactly, how?

If she did this in Saudi would she get her hands cut off, or is sharia law just for the poorer sorts?