Remains of wealthy man and slave fleeing eruption of Vesuvius are uncovered in Pompeii

What happened?   Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.   Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more

Wealthy parents offer £70,000 salary to full-time nanny

London couple seek nanny to work ’24/7, seven days a week’ to look after their children aged three and nine months and cook healthy meals – but you DO get paid £70,000 a year and get every second week off Multilingual family who live in Knightsbridge, are hiring a full-time nanny  Employee must ‘solely focus’ … Read more

Wealthy financier, 70, and his girlfriend, 49, sue boatyard over wobbly rudder and rotten egg smell

A wealthy power couple are suing a top boatyard over a wobbly rudder and a smell of rotten eggs on their £500,000 luxury racing yacht. Elite financiers David Huber, 70, and Elena Lieskovska, 49, splashed out €562,533 (£504,693) in 2017 on the sleek X4.3 yacht, christened ‘Silver X’. But their prized new acquisition turned out … Read more

Wealthy heir who once spent £20,000 on ONE meal gets a tough awakening while with a family of six 

A wealthy heir with a taste for the finer things who once spent £20,000 on a night out traded five star hotels for a tent by a motorway on Rich Kids, Skint Holiday.  Leon, 18, from Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, is the son of a restaurant and property tycoon in Thailand who’s never wanted … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Soaring numbers of wealthy flyers switch to private jets over fear of catching Covid

Wealthy flyers have been switching to private jets to avoid catching coronavirus from other passengers on commercial flights. Private jet operators and brokers reported an influx of business from customers hoping to book a flight with them for the first time amid the pandemic. Passengers pay a premium for an experience that allows them to … Read more

Owner of ‘struggling’ bar featured in Joe Biden ad is wealthy ‘angel investor’ in tech startups

A Michigan bar owner featured in a Joe Biden campaign ad blaming President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mass closures of restaurants is actually wealthy tech investor who backed lockdown measures by the state’s governor. The Biden ad, which the campaign has since removed from its YouTube channel, is narrated by Joe Malcoun, … Read more

Myleene Klass slams wealthy, middle class families who talk about ‘Filipino cleaners’

Myleene Klass has hit out at wealthy middle class families for the way they talk about their Filipino members of staff. The star, who has a Filipino mother and Austrian father, admitted she is ‘shocked’ when she hears acquaintances talking in ‘derogatory’ terms about their South East Asian nannies. The 42-year-old said she has confronted friends in … Read more

Coronavirus cases now rising fastest among wealthy people in England

Rates of Covid-19 are rising fastest in the wealthiest parts of England, a statistical report revealed today. Poorer areas have appeared to face the worst of the outbreak for months, with inner city areas in London and Birmingham badly affected in the first wave and areas such as Leicester, Bolton and Sunderland hit by local … Read more

Lockdown trend sees the wealthy make their country boltholes ‘home’

A new escape to the country property trend is emerging among wealthy homeowners, according to an upmarket estate agent.   It says that ‘house swapping’ is occurring among second homeowners who are making their countryside homes their main residence, spurred on by the coronavirus lockdown. Savills, which sells many of Britain’s multi-million pound homes, said that … Read more

Lady Kitty Spencer leads the glamour as D&G’s wealthy clients flock to Florence

Covid-19 won’t cramp their style! Lady Kitty Spencer leads the glamour as fashionistas flock to Florence for dinners, dancing and haute couture fashion shows hosted by D&G Dolce & Gabbana hosted a three-day fashion extravaganza in Florence last week Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, led the fashionistas who jetted into Tuscany for the event Guests enjoyed … Read more