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Swiss millionaire asks judges to give him Earl of Arran title

A reclusive Swiss millionaire has asked Scotland’s most senior judges to decide if he can use the aristocratic title he bought for £250,000.

Willi Ernst Sturzenegger has appealed to the Court of Session to be recognised, formally, as the territorial Earl of Arran and be addressed with all due dignity.