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FAB Showcases Princess Beatrice’s Photo at Mayfair Launch While Omitting Her Name

The press release’s proximity to Andrew Lownie’s biography serialisation has intensified queries over royal-Emirati financial ties.

First Abu Dhabi Bank relocates to new London address.
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Overview

  • First Abu Dhabi Bank unveiled its new Mayfair headquarters with Princess Beatrice present and her photograph prominently displayed in the lobby, yet the bank’s 605-word press release omitted her name.
  • The opening featured FAB group chief executive Hana Al Rostamani, vice chairman Mohamed bin Saif Al Nahyan, and dignitaries including MP Douglas Alexander and UAE Ambassador Mansoor Abulhoul.
  • The bank’s press release was issued just hours before the Mail began serialising Andrew Lownie’s new biography of Prince Andrew, which details alleged murky financial dealings.
  • Media outlets have contacted First Abu Dhabi Bank and Buckingham Palace for comment on both the omission and its timing.
  • Questions have mounted over the scale of royal-UAE financial connections after Lownie’s book revisited a £750,000 'gift' payment linked to Princess Beatrice’s 2019 wedding.