Sir Philip Green Targeted By Comedian Lee Nelson In Yacht Prank

Sir Philip Green's newly built luxury superyacht Lionheart has been dubbed BHS Destroyer in a stunt by a British comedian.

Lee Nelson, who famously threw fake dollar bills at former FIFA president Sepp Blatter , has now targeted the billionaire peer.

Posting pictures of himself carrying out the stunt, Nelson tweeted: "Good of Sir Philip Green to rename his £100m yacht to something more appropriate. I was glad to help."

Sir Philip, former owner of the now-collapsed chain, is currently being investigated by regulators in a probe into BHS' vast pension deficit.

Last month, Sir Philip reacted angrily to attempts by Sky News to question him about the closure of BHS and the loss of thousands of jobs.

The former owner of the business was holidaying on his new yacht in the Greek islands.

Also in August, Sky News revealed he was seeking assurances regulators will abandon the probe if he makes a "voluntary" financial contribution to the retirement pots of thousands of the firm's former employees .

The precise sum Sir Philip will have to contribute remains subject to weeks or even months of further negotiations, although experts say it will be at least £300m based on talks so far.

The tycoon promised to "sort" the deficit when he appeared before MPs in June, although he has since been criticised by parliamentarians over the lack of visible progress.

Approximately 11,000 people have seen their jobs disappear as a result of the collapse, with Sir Philip shouldering much of the blame in a critical report published by MPs last month.