La Fleur du Cap

Last updated April 16, 2019

La Fleur du Cap, originally known as Villa Socoglio, is a house on the waterfront in Cap Ferrat, on the French Riviera.

Cap Ferrat is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in southeastern France. It is located in the commune of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

The house was built in 1880 as Villa Socoglio by the son of an arms dealer.^[1]

It was later home to the Duchess of Marlborough, King Leopold III, Charlie Chaplin and David Niven.^[1]

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The villa was used in the filming of the 1982 movie, Trail of the Pink Panther .^[1]

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Since at least 1999, it has been home to Ana Tzarev and Robert Chandler, the parents of New Zealand-born, billionaires Christopher Chandler and Richard Chandler who bought the house. ^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Meacham, Steve (5 February 2016). "A French celebrity hideaway is exposed". traveller.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
↑ Donald, Caroline (3 June 2012). "La vie en rose" . Retrieved 5 May 2018– via www.thetimes.co.uk.

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[auto-1] 1 2 3 Meacham, Steve (5 February 2016). "A French celebrity hideaway is exposed". traveller.com.au. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[2] Donald, Caroline (3 June 2012). "La vie en rose" . Retrieved 5 May 2018– via www.thetimes.co.uk.