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Benoy has built an enviable reputation as a leading designer of retail and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We feel that the role of His Royal Highness as Special Representative for International Trade and Investment has added a new dimension to the UK business offer, contributing to a greater visibility and bargaining power for UK business abroad. Benoy is especially grateful for his help and work on our behalf in the Middle East, where we have won several contracts with a budget of over £5 billion, including the design of one of the world’s largest and most prestigious retail and leisure destinations.

Graham Cartledge
Chairman, Benoy

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The Duke of York’s career

In 2001, after serving for 22 years in the Royal Navy, The Duke of York was invited to take on the role of the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.

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The Duke of York was born on 19 February 1960 at Buckingham Palace, the second son and the third child of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. He was the first child to be born to a reigning monarch for 103 years. Named Andrew Albert Christian Edward, he was known as Prince Andrew until his marriage, when he was created The Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh. After serving for 22 years in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot, The Duke of York became the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment.

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The Duke of York gives an interview to David Frost on Frost over world

Frost over the World – For the last seven years Prince Andrew has been the UK’s ‘special representative for international trade and investment’. In this role he travels the world promoting British business.

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