Saudi officials have declined to comment on the report, which comes after French investigative website Mediapart similarly pointed to the prince as the owner in July. Saudi arrests show crown prince is a risk-taker with a zeal for reform Read moreMany have since agreed to hand over allegedly ill-gotten gains in exchange for their freedom, Saudi attorney general Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said earlier this month. The Times reported that he bought the chateau through a firm managed through his personal foundation, Eight Investment Company, which also handled his 2015 purchase of a $500m yacht. Along with the chateau and yacht, it was reported earlier this month that a Leonardo da Vinci painting sold for $450.3m in November was sold to a Saudi prince acting on behalf of the crown prince. However, it was later said to have been bought by Abu Dhabi’s department of culture and tourism.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2017 00:56 UTC