Interior designer Joanne de Guardiola and husband Roberto buy Forbes iconic yacht the Highlander

Interior designer Joanne de Guardiola and her investment banker husband Roberto have bought Malcolm Forbes legendary 151-foot yacht The Highlander for an undisclosed price, Page Six has exclusively learned. Forbes, who died in 1990, famously entertained Elizabeth Taylor and numerous celebrities on the boat, a fixture in New York Harbor, which became a symbol of 80s wealth. It hosted thousands of important guests and top business executives over 25 years from Sir Paul McCartney to Ronald Reagan, Prince Charles and Mick Jagger. It features five guest staterooms, six salons, and an 1870s stained-glass door from Queen Victorias cabin on the royal yacht Osborne. Launched in 1985, Highlander was put up for sale for $11.5 million after it was mothballed by the Forbes family over financial concerns in January 2009. De Guardiola has been telling friends that she is knocking down walls to make even grander entertaining spaces. Joanne, a noted decorator whose work often appears in Architectural Digest, says shes turning the ship into a contemporary floating masterpiece with sleek lines and furniture and modern art. De Guardiola expects the Highlander to be redecorated by May and will unveil it for friends including Karen and Richard LeFrak, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, and Hilary and Wilbur Ross.

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Interior designer Joanne de Guardiola and husband Roberto buy Forbes iconic yacht the Highlander