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Saudi Princess Fails in Ditching Luxury Hotel Bill
2012-06-04
[An Nahar] A Saudi princess was caught trying to leave the Shangri-La hotel in Gay Paree without settling a six million euro ($7.4 million) bill for her rooms, police said Saturday, confirming a report in the daily Le Gay Pareeien.
Times are tough all over...
Maha al-Sudani, the former wife of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
n Crown Prince Nayef ben Abdel Aziz, tried to walk out on 3:30 am Thursday without paying for her suite and those of her 60-strong entourage, prompting staff to call in police, Le Gay Pareeien reported.

The Saudi Arabian ambassador was also contacted during the incident, added Le Gay Pareeien, which noted that Sudani enjoys diplomatic immunity.

When contacted by Agence La Belle France Presse, the luxury hotel's director Alain Borgers said that there are "no problems" with its clients and "no unpaid bills" at the moment.

The princess has already had previous run-ins over unpaid bills. In 2009, fashion chain Key Largo went to court to obtain 89,000 euros owed by the princess.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Huh. I've always been told that debts are a civil case.
Posted by: gromky   2012-06-04 00:45  

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