• Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire. All photos: faz3 / Instagram
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire. All photos: faz3 / Instagram
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, and others visit Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, and others visit Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, in Yorkshire.

Sheikh Hamdan goes shooting with Sheikh Mohammed in Yorkshire


Evelyn Lau
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has shared a new series of photos of himself with friends and family, including father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, strolling through the scenic Yorkshire countryside in the UK.

The 10 photos have been uploaded to his Instagram, which has 14.6 million followers. In them, the group are seen wearing clothing synonymous with the British outdoors including dark olive colours, fleeces, waterproof coats, woolly hats, boots and warm gloves.

They are seen walking through the hills, with some holding what appear to be shotguns. Both Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Mohammed can be seen wearing protective eyewear, too. It is not clear what the group were aiming at — though clay pigeon shooting is not uncommon in the UK, as is the shooting of partridges and pheasants come the start of September.

Some of the pictures appear to be shot portrait-style and show Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Mohammed surrounded by light purple heather as striking gloomy skies linger in the background. Other images show the group walking together while another has everyone posing in a group photo.

Scroll through to see the photos below

Earlier this month, the Crown Prince also shared photos of himself and close friend Badr Ateej riding on the London Underground, seemingly going unrecognised in the selfie.

In the pictures, the royal is standing in the centre of the busy carriage, with Ateej pictured behind him.

“We’ve got a long way to go and Badr is already bored,” he captioned the picture.

Sheikh Hamdan also went viral last month, after he stopped to take pictures with fans who spotted him in his car in the UK capital.

The video was posted by Ahmad Jaber Al Harbi, a friend and regular travel companion of the Crown Prince, and was captioned: "When a Dubai resident spotted @faz3 in #London".

Sheikh Hamdan has been joined on his summer holidays by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and shared a touching image showing three generations of his family.

In the photo, Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikh Mohammed are with a tricycle carrying the Crown Prince twins, Sheikh Rashid and Sheikha Shaikha, who are sitting in the front wearing helmets, with their faces hidden by blue and pink emojis.

The Crown Prince captioned the photo with three hearts: red, blue and pink.

Sheikh Hamdan shares adorable throwback pictures from childhood ski trip — in pictures

  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed in vintage ski gear during a childhood trip to the Swiss Alps. All photos: Instagram / @faz3
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed in vintage ski gear during a childhood trip to the Swiss Alps. All photos: Instagram / @faz3
  • Sheikh Hamdan sits on the slopes in Zermatt.
    Sheikh Hamdan sits on the slopes in Zermatt.
  • Sheikh Hamdan with his father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid on the slopes.
    Sheikh Hamdan with his father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid on the slopes.
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid is seen relaxing on the slopes.
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid is seen relaxing on the slopes.
  • The family enjoying the trip to the Swiss Alps.
    The family enjoying the trip to the Swiss Alps.
  • A picture of a young Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, shared by Sheikh Hamdan.
    A picture of a young Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, shared by Sheikh Hamdan.
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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Defenders Gaya (Valencia), Alba (Barcelona), P Torres (Villarreal), Laporte (Manchester City), Garcia (Manchester City), D Llorente (Leeds), Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Pedri (Barcelona), Thiago (Liverpool), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Ruiz (Napoli), M Llorente (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Olmo (RB Leipzig), Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Morata (Juventus), Moreno (Villarreal), F Torres (Manchester City), Traore (Wolves), Sarabia (PSG)

Updated: August 24, 2022, 5:36 AM