UK Art Dealer in £20m Probe

Oliver Hoare, one of Britain's most successful art dealers and a lover of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has become embroiled in the official inquiry into the financial dealings of Sheikh Saud Al Thani of Qatar, the world's biggest collector. The Art Newspaper, the art world's most respected publication, will this week reveal that three invoices to Sheikh Saud, amounting to more than £20 million and issued by one of Mr Hoare's companies, are being examined by investigators in the Qatari capital Doha. For the full story - click the title Irish Art