Qatari Sheikh Owes London Hotel £458,000 in Unpaid Bills, So Court Lets It Sell His £23,500 Fiat

A Qatari sheikh faces a £458,000 London hotel debt as a court authorises the sale of his £23,500 Fiat to help recover the money (Credit: Christine Matthews/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

A £458,000 hotel judgment, a £23,500 Fiat and one of London's most famous luxury hotels have collided in an extraordinary court dispute involving a member of Qatar's ruling family.

The Dorchester has secured an order allowing it to sell a 2011 Fiat 500 Abarth Tributo Ferrari belonging to Sheikh Nasser bin Abdullah al-Thani as it seeks to recover money awarded in a judgment over unpaid hotel charges.