The yacht club will be ready for a grand opening on New Year's Eve.

And, following hot on its heels, will be the grand opening of the controversial andlong-awaited Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in Hyde Park.

When the Burg Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, the world's first seven-star hotel, was preparingfor its grand opening, the owners wanted staff uniforms to echo the opulent interiorof the sail-shaped hotel.