, ▁with ▁ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁stores ▁and ▁employ ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁With ▁br ands ▁including ▁Top shop , ▁Dor othy ▁Per kins , ▁D eben h ams , ▁Princi ples , ▁Racing ▁Green ▁and ▁Evans , ▁it ▁was ▁worth ▁£ 1 . 8 bn ▁when ▁Hal per n ▁ ▁was ▁ou sted ▁by ▁the ▁board ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Hal per n ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁for ▁" services ▁to ▁the ▁ret ail ▁industry " ▁by ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁divor ced ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Joan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁Jen ny . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁linked ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁tab lo ids ▁to ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁with ▁the ▁page ▁ 3 ▁model ▁F iona ▁Wright , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁" five ▁times ▁a ▁night " ▁head line . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Hal per n ▁became ▁a ▁father ▁again , ▁aged ▁ 6 1 , ▁when ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Laura ▁Bl ume ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁son . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Laura ▁were ▁subsequently ▁divor ced ▁in ▁Miami ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁still ▁res iding ▁in ▁Miami ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : A ust rian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁England ▁Category