Children of fortune: coming into billions, Athina Roussel and Albert von Thurn und Taxis inherit not only untold wealth, but also speculation that their checkered family histories will repeat themselves. (Feature).

W | March 1, 2003| | Copyright

Obsessive social observers--and oily fortune hunters--have already jotted it down in their Smythson journals: There are two new billionaires afoot in Europe, one a bachelor, the other a bachelorette. Apart from their immense wealth, both can boast the rarest of all assets among the newly rich: a quasi-mythological family name synonymous with staggering houses, priceless art, rare jewels, private jets and parties glittering with the world's social elite. Each could, if he or she chose, indulge in a burst of flamboyance not seen since another age. But for all that, their ...

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