Sunbathers banned on Riviera beach for royal Saudi stay

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Last Updated : Jul 20 2015 | 10:48 PM IST
The likely visit of Saudi Arabia's king to his family's Riviera mansion has stirred the ire of beachgoers who will be banned from a stretch of sand.
King Salman is expected to vacation soon at the mansion that sits above an isolated but public beach near Juan-les-Pins.
Despite protests, the region's state official, Philippe Castanet, said the beach would be temporarily closed if the king visits which regional security chief Francois-Xavier Lauch said is nearly certain.
Lauch said by telephone today that boats would also be banned from plying the Mediterranean near the mansion.
Last week, angry beachgoers won a temporary halt to unauthorized work ahead of the royal visit, notably a cement slab on the sand for an elevator allowing direct beach access from the mansion.
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First Published: Jul 20 2015 | 10:48 PM IST

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