▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁hosted ▁the ▁G 7 ▁Econom ic ▁Conference ▁at ▁Bridge water ▁House , ▁West min ster , ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁twice ▁loan ing ▁him ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁y acht ▁Alexand ros , ▁first ly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁h one ym oon ▁with ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Wales , ▁and ▁second ly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁for ▁a ▁cru ise ▁with ▁Camil la ▁Parker - B ow les . ▁O thers ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁l ent ▁the ▁ship ▁included ▁former ▁President ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush , ▁Col in ▁Pow ell , ▁and ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando . ▁He ▁also ▁maintained ▁close ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁royal ▁family . ▁ ▁L ats is ▁don ated ▁£ 5   mill ion ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁during ▁his ▁business ▁career . ▁ ▁Business ▁emp ire ▁ ▁The ▁L ats is ▁commercial ▁emp ire ▁has ▁been ▁closely ▁involved ▁with ▁German ▁firm ▁Ho cht ief ▁in ▁both ▁construct ing ▁and ▁man aging ▁Sp ata ▁air port . ▁Through ▁H ellen ic ▁Pet role um , ▁one ▁of ▁Greece ' s ▁largest ▁oil ▁companies ▁– ▁in ▁which ▁another ▁partner ▁is ▁the ▁Russian ▁oil ▁giant ▁L UK o il ▁– ▁it ▁holds ▁the ▁contract ▁for ▁all ▁fuel ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁through ▁an ▁EU - fund ed ▁pipeline ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁L ats is ▁engineering ▁company . ▁H