The playboy who has been painting Knightsbridge, one of London’s richest neighbourhoods, gold with his flashy fleet of supercars this week opened the door on his extravagant lifestyle.
Mega-rich tourist Turki Bin Abdullah outed himself on picture-sharing website Instagram, revealing images of himself in his motors – including one with a cheetah as a passenger.
A separate video appears to show Bin Abdullah driving through the desert in a Mercedes off-roader, chasing a camel down a steep slope. A friend of his jokes on the social media site: “My drive home from school.”
undefinedBin Abdullah’s gold-painted cars – all with Saudi number plates – have been turning heads in London around the five-star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel. The vehicles include a £370 000 (R7.7 million) six-wheeler Mercedes Benz G63 AMG off-roader, a £350 000 Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster, a Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe worth £350 000, a £220 000 Bentley Flying Spur and a £180 000 Lamborghini Huracán.
The vehicles have been seen on the streets of London in recent weeks as the playboy – who is thought to have links with the Saudi royal family – has been visiting boutiques and taking in the sights.
But, from the pictures shared on Instagram, it is clear the £1.5 million fleet has been on far more adventurous journeys.
Manchester United-supporting Bin Abdullah also posted images of himself driving his golden cars around the streets of Paris and Dubai. His blinged-up webpage also includes pictures of him frequenting top restaurants and wearing expensive watches.
An aide to Bin Abdullah stood outside the Carlton Tower for much of the day, occasionally removing parking tickets from the windscreens of his boss’s cars.
The vehicles have been attracting many tickets because they have been parked in street bays without any payment being made.
The aide insisted his businessman boss would be paying the multiple fines.
Daily Mail