Q2, 2026
Contents
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The Issues
40 GROWTH INDUSTRY More and more HNWs are pursuing surrogacy, and California has emerged as the leading global incubator
48 ABU DHABI'S $275 BILLION SECRET Abu Dhabi's post-oil plan hinges on a new financial colossus that is investing around the world on a spectacular level
52 LIVING THE HIGH LIFE In Verbier, Billionaire entrepreneur and investor David von Rosen is in his element
56 SOCIAL CLIMBERS In a post-Succession world, online creators have learnt how to lift the lid on the protected world of the ultra-rich
Arcadia
63 NICK FOULKES The Mayfair street offering a Bugatti- free refuge from Mount Street
64 SAM LEITH The emergence of self-promotional feature films and documentary series
65 CHARLIE BAKER How a US journalist plugged away at a London mystery that no one else seemed interested in solving
67 JAMES DAY Inside the uniquely British world of driven pheasant shooting
69 JONATHAN RAY Why rumours of the death of Merlot have been exaggerated
The Good Life
72 REVOLUTIONARY ROAD What is Lamborghini's new 10,000 rpm Temerario like to drive?
76 THE MAGIC OF PIAGET Timothy Barber on a watch brand that has rediscovered its mojo
81 TAYLOR MADE How Taylor Swift's engagement made antique diamonds all the rage again
82 LABOUR OF LAVA Rory Ross explores a Japanese island where volcanic activity and earthquakes are part of everyday life
90 MIDAS With hospitality scion and skincare entrepreneur Irene Forte
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