Coutts & Co., the exclusive British private banking company whose clients include The Queen.

The company, based at Crawford House on Church Street, has been operating a trust firm on the Island since May 17, 1993. Coutts & Co (Bermuda) Ltd. will offer the full range of services permitted by the Trust Companies Act 1991, focusing on trustee services to high net worth individuals and corporations.

Coutts & Co. has over 30 offices worldwide, including London, New York, Miami, Zurich, Geneva, Hong Kong, Singapore and other offshore locations in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.

OFFICIAL OPENING -- Sir Ewen Ferguson, chairman of Coutts & Co., left, Mr.

John Ritchie, managing director of Coutts & Co. (Bermuda), centre, and Mr.

Peter Stradling, president and managing director of Coutts & Co. Trust Holdings, at last week's official opening.