Sir Philip Green’s £100m super-yacht confined to port after crew test positive for coronavirus

SIR Philip Green’s £100million super-yacht was confined to port today over a coronavirus outbreak. Two crew on the 92-metre Lionheart have tested positive. The vessel has been ordered not to leave Port Hercules in Monaco. It has been flying a yellow flag to signify quarantine. Sir Philip’s wife, Lady Tina Green, co-owner of the luxury […]

SIR Philip Green’s £100million super-yacht was confined to port today over a coronavirus outbreak.

Two crew on the 92-metre Lionheart have tested positive.

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Sir Philip Green’s £100 million super-yacht was confined to port in Monaco after a Covid oubtreak onboard[/caption]

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Sir Philip’s wife Lady Tina Green revealed she was on board on the super-yacht[/caption]

The vessel has been ordered not to leave Port Hercules in Monaco. It has been flying a yellow flag to signify quarantine.

Sir Philip’s wife, Lady Tina Green, co-owner of the luxury yacht, tonight revealed she was on board.

It is not known whether Sir Philip — who furloughed 14,500 staff in April — and their daughter Chloe, 29, are quarantining alongside her.

Lady Tina, 71, said: “After maintenance in Italy, the boat returned to Monaco. We were meant to go on a cruise with my family.

“It was my responsibility to have the whole crew tested before leaving. We then discovered two cases — one asymptomatic and the other with a sore throat.

“The two have been confined to the cabin ever since. The rest and myself are on the boat. Everyone is well.”

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It’s unclear whether Sir Philip Green’s daughter Chloe is quarantining on the boat[/caption]

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Lady Tina said: ‘We were meant to go on a cruise with my family’[/caption]

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Sir Philip Green, pictured on his super-yacht, furloughed 14,500 staff in April[/caption]

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Topshop’s Philip was last seen relaxing on the Lionheart, which has a helipad and pool, three weeks ago[/caption]

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There’s space on board for 30 crew in 15 cabins[/caption]

Topshop tycoon Sir Philip was last seen relaxing on the Lionheart — which has a helipad and pool — on the French Riviera three weeks ago. There’s space on board for 30 crew in 15 cabins, with room for 12 guests in six cabins.

Celebrities including Hollywood superstar Samuel L Jackson were on boats nearby and “monitoring the situation closely”, Sun insiders said.

After a controversial couple of years, Sir Philip, 68, has run his business empire from either the yacht or his £20million Roccabella penthouse in Monaco.

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