{"id":2473646,"date":"2026-06-24T14:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2473646"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:25:49","slug":"silvio-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-villa-sold-to-qatari-royal-family-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/silvio-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-villa-sold-to-qatari-royal-family-politico\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvio Berlusconi\u2019s \u2018bunga-bunga\u2019 villa sold to Qatari royal family \u2013 POLITICO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>These now infamous soir\u00e9es led to an underage prostitution case, which saw Berlusconi accused of corruption and abuse of office. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/court-acquits-pm-silvio-berlusconi-of-corruption-charges-in-bunga-bunga-trial\/\">He was ultimately acquitted<\/a>, unlike former dental hygienist and television personality Nicole Minetti, whose conviction  for her role in procuring women for these events wreaked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/italy-silvio-berlusconi-bunga-bunga-scandal-giorgia-meloni-carlo-nordio-pardon\/\">havoc on current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni\u2019s justice ministry<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p>Villa Certosa\u2019s buyer is reported to be acting through a Luxembourg-based investment vehicle linked to the Al Thani family, the dynasty that has ruled Qatar for more than 150 years. The purchase adds to the family\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christiesrealestate.com\/news\/press-releases\/57576-qatars-sovereign-wealth-fund--buys-costa-smeralda-resort-area-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\">growing footprint<\/a> in Sardinia, where it already holds investments ranging from luxury tourism assets to the Mater Olbia hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The sale also helps untangle the final financial legacy of Berlusconi, whose heirs have been executing the late media tycoon\u2019s will since his death in 2023. Among the largest sums Berlusconi bequeathed are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/economia\/2026\/06\/24\/news\/da_belusconi_ad_al_thani_villa_certosa_passerebbe_di_mano_per_diventare_saudita-425430697\/?rss\" target=\"_blank\">\u20ac100 million each<\/a> to his former partner Marta Fascina and brother Paolo Berlusconi.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tpl_facebook_pixel_args = [];\n\t\tpl_facebook_pixel_args.userAgent = navigator.userAgent;\n\t\tpl_facebook_pixel_args.language = navigator.language;\n\t\tif ( document.referrer.indexOf( document.domain ) < 0 ) {\n\t\t\tpl_facebook_pixel_args.referrer = document.referrer;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\n\t\tfbq( 'consent', 'revoke' );\n\t\tfbq( 'init', \"394368290733607\" );\n\t\tfbq( 'track', 'PageView', pl_facebook_pixel_args );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.__tcfapi !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\twindow.__tcfapi( 'addEventListener', 2, function( tcData, listenerSuccess ) {\n\t\t\t\tif ( listenerSuccess ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tif ( tcData.eventStatus === 'useractioncomplete' || tcData.eventStatus === 'tcloaded' ) {\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t__tcfapi( 'getCustomVendorConsents', 2, function( vendorConsents, success ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif ( ! vendorConsents.hasOwnProperty( 'consentedPurposes' ) ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst consents = vendorConsents.consentedPurposes.filter(\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfunction( vendorConsents ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn 'Create profiles for personalised advertising' === vendorConsents.name;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t);\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif ( consents.length === 1 ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfbq( 'consent', 'grant' );\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.politico.eu \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These now infamous soir\u00e9es led to an underage prostitution case, which saw Berlusconi accused of corruption and abuse of office. 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