In 2023, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai (and “Fazza” to his friends), left the 100-degree heat of the United Arab Emirates and headed for the minus-10 chill of the French Alps.
A post on the sheikh’s Instagram feed showed his 16.8 million followers idyllic images of whiteout blizzards, blue-sky peaks, immaculately groomed pistes, and sleigh rides.
