December 23, 2007

'It's good to be king'


India's Modern Maharajahs
An exhibition by Indian photographer Prashant Panjiar focuses on kings from ancient Indian royal families known as maharajahs. Accompanying it is his book, King, Commoner, Citizen.

Speaking of maharajahs...

Sultan of Brunei's uber-rich lifestyle laid bare in court case

Long before Roman Abramovich was yachting around the Mediterranean, the Sultan of Brunei was the most celebrated globe-trotting billionaire, living a life of extravagant luxury. But now he has been forced to reveal the extent of his indulgences by supplying the Privy Council in London with details of his personal finances.

The revelations have come as a result of a bitter legal battle between the world's richest monarch and his "playboy prince" younger brother, Prince Jefri. The latest chapter in a decade-long feud concerns an accusation by the Sultan that his younger brother failed to pay all of a £3bn out-of-court settlement in 2000.

And speaking of rich people...this is a couple months old but worth a mention. Wow....what a life: Almost dead at 18 months but will soon be a millionaire soon at 25, thanks to the generosity of people from that incident when she was 18 months!
Baby Jessica waits to collect $1M fund
The 18-month old girl pulled from a backyard well two decades ago is now a young wife and mother -- one waiting to collect donations given to her during her ordeal that are expected to total $1 million or more.
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