Then there was his private 454-foot mega yacht, the Rising Sun, a floating pleasure palace featuring a wine cellar, movie theater and basketball court.

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The palace, spotlit by the evening sun, is painted in earthy tones: deep pinks, stone greys, cinnamon browns.

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The Press Complaints Commission, the UK newspaper watchdog, said Thursday it had received about 3, 800 complaints from the public about the decision by The Sun to publish the images -- but none from palace officials.

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