A Greek court yesterday saw unseemly wrangling over the fortune of the late shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos, as his disinherited daughter Helen Ford (31) staked her claim to a piece of the empire.
Ford, the only offspring Niarchos had during his marriage to Charlotte Ford, the New York motorcar heiress, has been contesting her father's will since his death 18 months ago. She is demanding $1 billion, an estimated 10 per cent of the inheritance.
Niarchos bequeathed most of his fortune to four children he had with Eugenia Livanos, the third of his five wives.
He stipulated that the rest of his estate should be used to set up a charitable organisation in Greece.
A foundation has been established in Liechtenstein in direct competition to one set up in 1975 by his arch-rival and hated brother-in-law Aris- totle Onassis.
Earlier this year a Swiss court issued an injunction freezing her father's assets until the conflicting claims are settled.
Princess Anne yesterday highlighted the problem of tourism sex as one of the many health challenges confronting the Commonwealth.
Her remarks were made in Edinburgh to mark the opening of the Commonwealth Partnership in Medicine, before the Commonwealth summit, which starts today.
A bid by British yachtswoman Tracy Edwards and her all-female crew to set a new record for sailing round Britain and Ireland failed last night after the weather beat them.
The crew admitted defeat after a "frustrating" day's sailing against the wind and headed back towards Southampton from the Orkneys.