Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, has returned to Yorkshire for his annual shooting trip, this time with his twin children, Sheikh Rashid and Sheikha Shaikha, in tow.
In a series of photos posted on his Instagram, which has more than 16 million followers, Sheikh Hamdan can be seen with a group of friends dressed in clothing synonymous with the British outdoors. In one photo, shot from behind, he is shown holding the hands of Sheikh Rashid and Sheikha Shaikha with the scenic Yorkshire countryside surrounding them.
Sheikh Hamdan was on a similar trip in the UK the same time last year, along with his father Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
In the photos posted on Thursday, each member of Sheikh Hamdan's group is suitably dressed for shooting, wearing various shades of green, brown and blue apparel, with gilets, hats and waterproof outerwear.
Sheikh Hamdan wore a green waterproof jacket paired with a chequered shirt underneath, protective eyewear and a hat by American brand Stetson. In one photo, he can be seen aiming his gun into the distance.
Shooting of partridge and pheasant is common at this time of the year in the UK.
Sheikh Rashid and Sheikha Shaikha, who turned two in May, have accompanied their father, an avid traveller and adventurer, on a number of his trips.
For their birthday, the twins each had a four-tier birthday cake.
Sheikh Rashid's Winnie the Pooh-themed cake featured Piglet, the fictional teddy bear’s closest friend, and long-eared Eeyore the donkey. The fondant characters were sat at the bottom of a tree, on a cake base filled with sugar-crafted flowers under Rashid's name.
Meanwhile, Sheikha Shaikha’s flower-themed birthday cake was a whimsical four-tiered piece dotted with fondant deer, baby pink roses and sprigs of purple lavender. It also had a large pink heart containing her name.
Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikha Shaikha bint Saeed, who married in May 2019, had the twins on May 20, 2021.
Pharaoh's curse
British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
Some of Darwish's last words
"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008
His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.
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