British royal visits to the UAE - in pictures
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, entertain Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, on board the Royal Yacht Britannia during a state visit to the Gulf in February 1979. Getty -
The Queen is presented with gifts, including a solid gold sculpture of a camel and its calf from Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed, Ruler of Dubai, during her Gulf visit in February 1979. Getty -
The Queen and her husband enjoy a tour of Abu Dhabi in February 1979. Getty -
Diana, Princess of Wales, watches camel racing in Dubai in March 1989, during a tour of the Gulf states with her husband, the heir to the British throne Prince Charles. Getty -
The princess chats with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at a reception at the British Consulate in Dubai during the 1989 visit. The Vice President and Ruler of Dubai was then the emirate's Crown Prince. Getty -
The Prince and Princess of Wales at a camel race near Al Ain during the March 1989 visit. Getty -
The Prince And Princess Of Wales enjoy a desert picnic in Abu Dhabi. Getty -
Britain's Prince Edward speaks with Emirates airline founder Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum during a visit to Dubai in March 1997. Reuters -
Prince Charles waves from the cockpit of a Eurofighter jet at the Dubai Air Show in November 1999. AFP -
Prince Charles meets Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid in Dubai in 1999, when the Ruler was Crown Prince of Dubai. Wam -
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, pay their respects at the tomb of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi in February 2007. Reuters -
Prince Charles admires the mosque's ornate pillars. Reuters -
Prince Charles meets students of the British School in Abu Dhabi in February 2007. Wam -
The Duchess of Cornwall talks to Emirati women in Dubai's historical district of Bastakiah in February 2007. AFP -
President Sheikh Khalifa and Prince Charles meet in Abu Dhabi in February 2007. Wam -
Britain's Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, left, at a dinner in Dubai in October 2013 to raise money for their Sentable charity for vulnerable children in the southern African kingdom. AFP -
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, welcomes Prince Charles to the UAE in November 2016. Wam -
Prince Charles visits Bu Tinah island in the waters of Abu Dhabi during his 2016 visit. Getty -
Prince Charles with Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation, in the offices of Expo 2020 Dubai in November 2016. Getty -
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Prince Charles in Abu Dhabi in February 2014. Wam -
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, meets Prince Charles in February 2014. Wam
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