Culture

The British Establishment Has a Qatar Problem

Rolling In It

The super-rich al-Thanis, who sponsor Royal Ascot, love Britain for stardust of centuries-old tradition—while the British establishment revels in the benefits of Qatari wealth.

Tom Sykes
Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

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