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Superyacht Kingdom 5KR

Kingdom 5KR is a 85.65 metres (281.0 ft) superyacht owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.
The yacht was built in 1980 by the yacht builder Benetti at a cost $100 million (This is equivalent to $258,589,951 in 2009 and designed by Jon Bannenberg. Its initial interior was designed by Luigi Sturchio.
It was originally built as Nabila for Saudi billionaire, Adnan Khashoggi (named for his daughter). At the time of its construction it was one of the largest yachts in the world.
During its days as the Nabila it was featured in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, in which it was seen as the Flying Saucer (translated from Italian Disco Volante in the source novel, Thunderball), the villain's superyacht mobile HQ. It was also the inspiration for a track, Khashoggi's Ship, on the 1989 album by rock band Queen, The Miracle.
After Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold the ship in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold it to Donald Trump for $29 million. Trump renamed it the Trump Princess after retrofitting it.
When Trump ran into financial problems, he sold it to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal for $40 million in 1991.
The yacht's latest name stems from the Prince's investment company, Kingdom Holding Company, his lucky number (5), and his children's initials ('K' and 'R').
 

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, born 7 March 1955, is a member of the Saudi Royal Family. He is the nephew of the Saudi Arabian King Abdullah. An entrepreneur and international investor but without real political power within the House of Saud or in Saudi Arabia, he has amassed a fortune through investments in real estate and the stock market.

As of March 2010, his net worth is estimated at US$19.4 billion, up from $13.3 billion, according to Forbes, making him the 19th richest person in the world on their list published in March 2010. He has been nicknamed by Time magazine as the Arabian Warren Buffett

Al-Waleed owns several aircraft, all converted for private use: a Boeing 747, an Airbus 321 and an Hawker Siddeley 125. Also on order is an Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery in 2012. This has been noted in the 2009 Guinness World Records as the largest private jet in the world.

Among his many assets are: a 95% stake in Kingdom Holding Company; 91% ownership of Rotana Video & Audio Visual Company; 90% ownership of Lebanese Broadcasting Center ( LBCSAT ); 7% of News Corp (Fox News); about 6% of Citigroup; 17% of Al Nahar and 25% of Al Diyar, two daily newspapers published in Lebanon.

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