Inside the super-bling life of the Saudi playboy whose fleet of golden cars has taken London by storm
- Saudi billionaire has caused a stir in Knightsbridge after flying over a fleet of gold vehicles to get him around
- His online social media accounts show him driving cars through the desert as well as burning rubber in London
- Little is known about the super-rich car-lover, who is thought to be linked to a branch of the Saudi royal family
Driving
between Mayfair boutiques in a fleet of golden supercars might seem
like the height of extravagance to most people - but for Turki Bin
Abdullah, it's just an average day.
The
super-rich Saudi has caused quite a stir in west London in recent days
as his golden Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce have been seen
touring the streets and parked outside luxury hotels.
But
MailOnline can today reveal the incredible lifestyle of the vehicles'
billionaire owner, who divides his time between the oil-rich Middle East
and the luxury hotels of London and Paris.
Saudi billionaire Turki Bin Abdullah
is the man behind the fleet of incredible golden supercars currently
touring wealthy parts of west London
Bin
Abdullah is shown on Instagram in one of his vehicles and with friends
on a private jet as he head between the Middle East and Europe
In one of the most bizarre pictures on
the Instagram account, a cheetah is pictured apparently strapped in to
the driving seat of one of the cars
This is the view from behind the wheel
of Bin Abdullah's £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, which has been
seen in London this week
The
photos and videos posted on instagram document Bin Abdullah's
globetrotting lifestyle as he takes his money and his cars between the
oil-rich states of the Middle East to the most exclusive streets of
Europe.
In
one video, he is shown chasing a camel down a steep desert slope in his
£370,00 six-wheel Mercedes G63. A friend jokes: 'My drive home from
school'.
Another
clip, posted just a few weeks ago, shows him filming himself as he
drives his £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV in west London, followed by
friends in another of his golden vehicles.
Another
driving video shows him wearing two expensive watches on his wrist as
he is apparently escorted by a police car on a road in the Middle East.
One
of the most bizarre photos posted on the social network shows a cheetah
strapped into driving seat of his Mercedes jeep as one of his 51,000
followers comments: 'That is some serious dollar'.
Bin
Abdullah also posts photos of his cars parked in exclusive locations in
Paris, London and Dubai as he flies them around the world to be with
him at great expense. He is also seen frequenting expensive restaurants
including Home Bakery in Dubai.
In a video
on the account, the driver of one of the supercars is shown sporting two
watches. In another, he posts the view from a luxury hotel
Bin Abdullah's pride at his golden
fleet of cars is clear from the pictures, most of which feature one or
all of them in a series of locations
Four of the golden cars, others of
which are pictured here, have been seen in London this week, with some
getting parking tickets
Bin Abdullah pays thousands to have his beloved vehicles brought to Europe every year. He is thought to transports them by plane
The
gold cars were spotted parked outside the five-star Mandarian Oriental
hotel near Hyde Park over the Bank Holiday weekend before being driven
through Kensington. Their journey also took them to Cadogan Place, where
the average house price is just over £5.2million.
It
is not known how much it costs to cover the cars in gold chrome wrap,
but previous reports suggest it is in the region of £4,000 per vehicle.
The
annual influx of supercars from the Middle East has become well known
in London and tourists now travel from around the world to look at the
expensive machines and have photos taken with them.
It
is thought owners pay in excess of £20,000 to fly their vehicles around
3,000 miles to London. Qatar Airways is one of the operators that
facilitates the transportation, with airport staff securing vehicles to
the floor of the relevant aircraft before flight.
Last
year, following numerous complaints, the Royal Borough of Kensington
and Chelsea introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order in
Knightsbridge.
Motorists
are now banned from revving their engine, rapidly accelerating, racing,
performing stunts, sounding horns or causing obstructions. They are
also prohibited from leaving the engine of a stationary car running.
The Manchester United fan's social
media accounts contain pictures of him with a number of Saudi officials,
including this military figure
Another photo shows Bin Abdullah's
cars lined up in a desert setting. All four cars, a £370,00 Mercedes
G63, a six-wheel off-roader, a Bentley Flying Spur, worth £220,000, a
£350,000 Rolls-Royce and a £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, have been
flown to London this year
The six-wheel Mercedes, a similar
model to which once featured on Top Gear, is designed to be driven
through the desert rather than London
