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Front Row | Qatari ruling family
The rise and fall of Princess Noor Al-Thani on the Paris luxury scene

Qatari Princess Noor Al-Thani, who took the Parisian luxury scene by storm but then ran into a series of problems.© Studio Pachamama

Although Qatar's ruling family has become a key player in the luxury sector through its stakes in Valentino, Balmain and Maybourne and its Kering partnership, the individual ventures of some of its members have not been so successful.

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Lauder family
Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces grilling over potential Estée Lauder conflict of interest

Nominated by Donald Trump to chair the Federal Reserve, the financier is married to Jane Lauder, one of the Estée Lauder heiresses. His confirmation hearing next week will likely be seized upon by senators to probe the financial interests of the beauty giant's shareholding clan.

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Al-Fayed family
Ritz owners entrust their most prized asset to sole trustee

The Al-Fayed family's stakeholdings in the top-flight Paris hotel, until now managed by various legal advisers and trustees, have been placed in the hands of one of Liechtenstein's leading trust managers.

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Levi’s
Denim giant's luxury ambitions nipped in the bud by Paris city hall

Levi's had sought to venture into the luxury market with the Haus of Strauss, a Paris boutique with VIP lounges. But the project is now under threat as the US jeans brand did not have a commercial lease for the building and was taken to court by Paris city council.

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Vestiaire Collective
Maximilian Bittner switches sustainable luxury for military drones

The former CEO of the high-end resale platform Vestiaire Collective has made quite the career change, remerging in the military defence sector.

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