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Tsar Roman's [pounds sterling]150m palace; GRAND DESIGN: Plans of how the property, top, will look. Abramovich and girlfriend Daria Zhukova, left, may settle there.

Byline: Angella Johnson

IT IS a mansion fit for a king - or even a tsar. Not content with thedozens of houses he already owns around the world, Russian oligarch RomanAbramovich has now submitted plans to create the most expensive privateresidence in Britain.

Spread across two stucco-fronted properties in Lowndes Square in London, theeight-bedroom building is expected to be worth up to [pounds sterling]150 million whencompleted.

For Chelsea football club owner Abramovich, whose [pounds sterling]14billion fortune makes himthe 15th richest person in the world, the house will be a measure of his vastwealth and an opulent expression of his personal style.

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