The dubious charms of Monaco

Even Monaco, the playground of billionaires, wants to distance itself from the likes of Sir Philip Green.

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Even Monaco is feeling queasy having to watch this

A sunny place for shady people. Somerset Maugham's phrase for the Riviera is still apt enough but there are limits, even in a place like Monaco. The Monaco royal family is said to be so concerned that Sir Philip Green is giving the principality a bad name that it is considering revoking his wife's residency. In the light of all the publicity about BHS, even Monaco, says Katie Glass in The Sunday Times, "felt squeamish" watching Green take possession of a new £100m yacht.

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