Normally, a gentleman’s trim would cost around $10 to $30. But the Sultan of Brunei, Hassnal Bolkiah, will not settle for that petty amount.
Always taking it to the extreme, he flies his favorite barber from the UK at a cost of $22,000 in a special cabin just to isolate the barber from Swine Flu. After arriving in Brunei, Ken Modestou, who runs a barber’s at Dochester Hotel in Mayfair, is afforded several thousand dollars as payment.
The 63-year-old, who is one of the world’s richest men with a £12billion fortune, also paid for Mr Modestou’s accommodation for a few nights and gave him several thousand dollars in payment.
Back in London, the barber charges just £30 for a cut. Mr Modestou has been cutting the sultan’s hair for 16 years, sometimes going every three or four weeks.
via GM Tristan
