• Oman’s Minister of Heritage and Culture Sayyd Haithm bin Tareq, right, receives Britain’s Prince Charles after his arrival with wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall for their three Gulf countries visit, in Muscat, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP
    Oman’s Minister of Heritage and Culture Sayyd Haithm bin Tareq, right, receives Britain’s Prince Charles after his arrival with wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall for their three Gulf countries visit, in Muscat, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP
  • A cake made by Etab Al-Zadjali’s cake business at a ‘Woman in Business’ event at the British Ambassador’s Residence on the second day of a Royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    A cake made by Etab Al-Zadjali’s cake business at a ‘Woman in Business’ event at the British Ambassador’s Residence on the second day of a Royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attends a ‘Woman in Business’ event at the British Ambassador’s Residence on the second day of a royal tour of Oman. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attends a ‘Woman in Business’ event at the British Ambassador’s Residence on the second day of a royal tour of Oman. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, centre, receives a gift from a girl at the Oman Cancer Association’s Dar Al Hanan Hostel during his first day visit with her husband Prince Charles in Muscat. Kamran Jebreili / AP
    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, centre, receives a gift from a girl at the Oman Cancer Association’s Dar Al Hanan Hostel during his first day visit with her husband Prince Charles in Muscat. Kamran Jebreili / AP
  • A traditional Omani cultural welcome ceremony outside the Sultan’s Palace on the second day of a royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    A traditional Omani cultural welcome ceremony outside the Sultan’s Palace on the second day of a royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, listens to children as she visits Oman’s first children’s public library on the third day of a royal tour of Oman. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, listens to children as she visits Oman’s first children’s public library on the third day of a royal tour of Oman. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a cultural welcome ceremony outside the Sultan’s Palace on the second day of a royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a cultural welcome ceremony outside the Sultan’s Palace on the second day of a royal tour of Oman in Muscat. Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
  • Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, walks with the Minister of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Haitham bin Tarik Al Said at Muscat VIP airport. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, walks with the Minister of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Haitham bin Tarik Al Said at Muscat VIP airport. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
  • Britain’s Prince Charles talks to Omani officials during a ceremony in Muscat, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP
    Britain’s Prince Charles talks to Omani officials during a ceremony in Muscat, Oman. Kamran Jebreili / AP

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Charles and Camilla kick off Gulf tour in Oman - in pictures

Jake Badger

November 06, 2016

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Prince Charles arrived with his wife, Camilla, and other British officials on Friday for a three-day visit to Oman before then heading to the UAE and Bahrain.

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