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Living with a famous last name

Benoit-Louis Vuitton talks about his love of watches, travelling and being a descendant of the storied luxury French maison

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Once, Mr Benoit-Louis Vuitton was camping in a remote village in Rwanda when a group of "loud Brazilians" appeared outside his tent.
"I was by myself in the tent thinking, 'What's going on?' Then I realised they were from CNN Brazil," he recalls in a mix of amusement and exasperation.
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