article_snippet.sent: The eye-catching purchase was just the latest made by Family, who for the past eight years have been quietly buying up prestigious properties – including the Shard – in an attempt to win a place in the British Establishment.
highlights_snippet.sent: Familyboasts a prestigious property portfolio in Britain worth an estimated £740 million .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Family have been quietly buying up trophy properties – including the Shard in London – over the past eight years .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Family have spent £11.6 billion buying empire and sovereign wealth fund snapped up Canary Wharf for £2.6 billion .