Sir Philip Green displayed his noticeably slimmed down frame as he soaked up the sun at the Hotel Eden Roc on the French Riviera on Wednesday.

The Topshop founder, 73, cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt and a pair of blue patterned shorts as he enjoyed a day at the beach. 

The businessman looked relaxed and carefree as he enjoyed the trappings of his still vast fortune. 

Philip was seen alongside Elliot Grange, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and the husband of Lionel Richie’s daughter Sophia.        

Sir Philip and his wife Tina have been living quietly in Monaco after their company, Arcadia Group, went into administration in 2020. The collapse resulted in more than 700 job losses, 162 store closures, and a pension scheme shortfall exceeding £500 million.

Sir Philip Green displayed his noticeably slimmed down frame as he soaked up the sun at the Hotel Eden Roc on the French Riviera on Wednesday

The Topshop founder, 73, cut a casual figure in a white T-shirt and a pair of blue patterned shorts as he enjoyed a day at the beach

Philip was seen alongside Elliot Grange, the CEO of Atlantic Music Group and the husband of Lionel Richie ‘s daughter Sophia

One of his last appearances was in October 2021, when he was seen snarling at photographers outside Harry’s Bar, an exclusive London club.

He was understood to have been on a brief visit to Britain, in part to have dental treatment. 

The mogul was accompanied by Tina, who was named in 2020 in the explosive Pandora Papers about offshore tax havens.

Leaked papers suggested that Tina purchased several multi-million-pound properties at a time when BHS, a department store previously owned by the couple, was on the verge of going under.

Following Arcadia’s downfall, its assets, including the high-end furniture from Sir Philip’s boardroom, were liquidated. Asos, an online retailer, bought the Topshop brand, while Ikea acquired the Oxford Street property after it sold for £378 million. Arcadia also managed the chains Dorothy Perkins, Burton, and Miss Selfridge.

The Greens previously sold BHS for £1 to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell, who was last year sentenced to six years in jail for tax evasion over the 2015 sale.

The chain collapsed the following year, and MPs subsequently dubbed Sir Philip ‘the unacceptable face of capitalism’ over the affair.

Despite the fall of the one-time high street retail king, the Greens are still worth £910 million, according to The Sunday Times Rich List, and continue to enjoy the trappings of their wealth. 

The businessman looked relaxed and carefree as he enjoyed the trappings of his still vast fortune