Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani with the Queen

That Qataris love London is no breaking news.

Last month, they bought three of London’s five-star hotels – Claridge’s, The Berkeley & The Connaught – from the Barclay brothers.

Back in January, the snapped up Canary Wharf for a whopping £3bn.

And now, the Qatari ruling family has purchased a six-storey Victorian Mayfair family home for more than £40m

The home, just off Park Lane, was sold by business tycoon David Meller, who was a former vice-chairman of Watford football club.

According to the Evening Standard, the sale will result in a “stamp duty payment to the Treasury of more than £4.7m”.

What else does Qatar own in Britain?

Harrods, Canary Wharf, now British Airways: Here’s what Qatar owns in the UK