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The Rise and Ruin of the Barclay Twins

The Rise and Ruin of the Barclay Twins

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This is the remarkable story of how David and Frederick Barclay
went from painters and decorators to owning the most prestigious
hotels in London: the Ritz, Claridge's, the Connaught, the
Berkeley.

They bought the Telegraph Newspaper Group, they bought an island
and built a £100 million castle on it, their fortune was
estimated to be £7 billion pounds as late as 2020. But these
guys, man, they were secretive, underhand — these guys pulled
some very sneaky shit. And then it all came crashing down when
the twins turned on each other, culminating in the Ritz Hotel
bugging scandal. This is a sensational and cracking story —
enjoy.