A coup at Claridge’s: Qatar’s quiet move on London
What do the Shard, Harrods, Chelsea Barracks, and the Olympic Village have in common? It’d be correct to point out that they are iconic London brands. But they share something else: they all, in some way or another, belong in part to the Qataris. Is there a price to Britain’s openness towards the Gulf state?
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