From initiation fees to annual dues, here’s what verified research reveals about the real cost of membership at the Bohemian Club, Knickerbocker Club, Somerset Club, Augusta National, and more.
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This weekend, Richard Caring — the man the British press calls the “King of Mayfair” — confirmed the sale of a majority stake in his private members’ club and restaurant empire to DIAFA, an Abu Dhabi–based luxury investor controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the deputy ruler of the UAE. The price: more than […]
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