A bitter pill for Sugar as he flogs £13m superyacht
ALAN SugAr is so proud of his wealth that he recently shared with his fans a photo of a cheque he had written to the taxman for a staggering £59 million.
However, I can reveal that Lord Sugar of Clapton has put his most treasured possession on the market amid great mystery.
He is selling his 181ft superyacht, named Lady A after his wife, Ann, with a price tag of £12.6 million.
The glitzy gin palace includes a Jacuzzi and sleeps up to 12 guests in ensuite luxury.
Alex Koersvelt, at Edmiston Luxury Yacht Brokers, confirms the sale, but declines to discuss Lord Sugar’s reasons for putting it on the market.
No doubt he fears The Apprentice star telling him: ‘You’re fired!’ Sugar, who could not be reached for comment yesterday, was spotted in June aboard Lady A in Puerto Banus, on Spain’s Costa del Sol, shortly after he had spoken publicly about his tax bill.
Posting a picture of his £58,646,028.44 cheque to the taxman, he wrote: ‘To those who have responded to my advice not to vote for [Jeremy] Corbyn saying I want to avoid paying tax.’
According to the Sunday Times rich List, the 70yearold tycoon, who is based in Chigwell, Essex, has a fortune of £1.25 billion.
Sugar bought the yacht in 2015 for an undisclosed sum and renamed her Lady A, even though his wife, Ann, should correctly be referred to only as Lady Sugar or Lady S.
The couple have been married since 1968 and have two sons and a daughter.
The yacht has marble sculptures on the top deck, one twin guest and four double cabins, plus a state room that seats 12.
It was built in 1986 and named Southern Cross by its first owner, Australian tycoon Alan Bond, who sold her when he went bankrupt.
Perhaps Sugar plans to follow the example of Donald Trump, who presented the u.S. version of The Apprentice, and stand for election? The yacht could go down badly with hardpressed voters.