He has a castle in the Scottish Highlands, a villa in St Tropez and an estate in Surrey.
But there is, alas, no prospect of billionaire former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed enjoying a happy family Christmas at any of them, following the latest round in a toxic High Court battle which has pitted his youngest son, Omar, against his younger daughter, Camilla.
In a ruling which has just been delivered, Judge Barbara Fontaine has given permission for the disclosure of some potentially crucial CCTV footage exactly as 33-year-old Omar hoped.
The footage was recorded at Barrow Green Court, his father s Surrey residence, on the afternoon of May 18.