Princess Beatrice's Norman Hartnell wedding dress to go on display at Windsor Castle

She kept her small, family-focused ceremony behind closed doors, but now we can all get an up-close look at one element of Princess Beatrice's wedding day.

The British royal's bridal gown will go on display at Windsor Castle later this month, the Royal Collection Trust has announced.

The floor-skimming creation was a vintage design lent to Princess Beatrice by Queen Elizabeth II, which the British monarch herself first wore in 1961.

Princess Beatrice, 32, wed UK property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 36, at The Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, in July.

For the ceremony, which was attended by about 20 close family and friends, the bride also wore the same diamond tiara the Queen wore on her own wedding day in 1947.

The couple, who announced their engagement in September 2019, had originally planned to marry in May, but were forced to postpone their big day and opt for a small, later ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The gown, by designer Norman Hartnell, was altered for Princess Beatrice, with the ivory taffeta creation given an elongated hemline and gentle puffed organza sleeves.

The dress, which Queen Elizabeth II also wore to the world premiere for Lawrence of Arabia in December 1962, also features hand-embroidered crystals and a satin trim.

It will go on display from Thursday, September 24, until Sunday, November 22, the Royal Collection Trust said.

The Valentino shoes Princess Beatrice, the daughter of Prince Andrew and his former wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, wore on her wedding day will also go on display, alongside a replica of her bouquet.

Tickets to the Windsor Castle, which includes entry to see Princess Beatrice's dress, can be purchased online at rct.uk for Dh113 per adult.

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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.”

Princess Beatrice's Norman Hartnell wedding dress to go on display at Windsor Castle

The royal's bridal gown, a vintage design borrowed from Queen Elizabeth II, can be viewed later this month