Daughter of Uzbek president in trouble

Glamorous diplomat faces fresh problems with inquiry into payments to associates.

FOR two decades, she has been the glamorous “first daughter”, heir apparent to Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, a woman with a vast business empire and a celebrity lifestyle to boot. Gulnara Karimova has been fashion designer, pop starlet, diplomat and oligarch – she could be described as Donatella Versace, Cheryl Cole and Ivanka Trump all rolled into one.