State Visit from the Emir of Qatar: October 26-28, 2010


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Assuming they aren't training (Harry) or on duty (William). When they leave the army then these are the things they can do but not if it means missing training or duty.

The Duke of Kent and Prince Michael also graduated from Sandhurst so maybe it is a perfect occasion for one of them and not interfere with their current duties in the military.

But if they could have a day of leave for this State Occasion, it would look good on them. Rather than a ten day safari. ;)

Queen dwarfed by Emir of Qatar's wife 'Sheika' on UK visit | Mail Online

He is a mere eight months shy of his 90th birthday. But when it comes to the art of flirting, there is little doubt Prince Philip can still put a younger man to shame.

The Duke of Edinburgh enjoyed a playful exchange with the statuesque wife of the Emir of Qatar during her state visit to Windsor Castle.

Glancing at a collection of memorabilia from a trip to the Arab state in 1979, the Duke said to his glamorous guest: ‘It’s quite a long time ago. You weren’t born then, were you?’
 
I could not spot Sheikha Mozah at the banquet, did she attened or was she sitting opposite side of the table (which is unlikely though(

spectacular view of the table
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Sheikha & the Queen
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A nice sideview shot of the Duke & Sheikha Mozah
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On today's agenda, the Emir & his wife are scheduled to visit a historic site - Westminster Abbey
More info on the visit and a bit of the history
 
On today's agenda, the Emir & his wife are scheduled to visit a historic site - Westminster Abbey
More info on the visit and a bit of the history


In the more info link it states that a number of people are buried at that Abbey but they have many listed that are wrong:
Winston Churchill is at Bladon near Blenheim Palace.
William Shakespeare is in Trinity Church at Stratford.
Martin Luthor King I believe is in America somewhere
Jane Austen is in Winchester Cathedral.
Robert Baden-Powell is in Africa - Nyeri to be precise.
William Blake is in an unmarked grave in a cemetery in London.
As Dietrich Bonheoffer was executed by the Nazis I doubt if he is there either.
Benjamin Britten is in the church of St Peter and St Paul at Aldeburgh.
Brunel is in Kensal Green Cemetery in London.
Although Oliver Cromwell was originally buried there after the restoration he was disinterred, executed and his head is in Sidney Sussex College Oxford while they rest of his biody was thrown away.
George Eliot isn't there either due to not being a Christian but is in Highgaate Cemetery. There is a memorial plaque to her there.
Sir Edward Elgar is at St Wulstan's Church Little Malvern.
John Keats is in the Protestant cemetery in Rome.
Oscar Wilde is in Pere Lachaise Cemetery Paris.

What a pity that when there are so many great people who are buried there that they get at 14 of the 26 they list are wrong. There may be plaques in the Abbey to acknowledge these people but the article says
As well as the significance the Abbey plays in terms of coronations, it also serves as a burial place for many royals, dignitaries
and other distinguished figures.
That Clement Attlee, Jane Austen, Robert Baden-Powell, William Blake, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Benjamin Britten, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Winston Churchill, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Dickens and George Eliot are all buried there is an indication of the incredible selection of icons that rest at Westminster Abbey.
They are joined by Sir Edward Elgar, William Gladstone, George Frederic Handel, John Keats, Martin Luther King, Rudyard Kipling, David Livingstone, Sir Isaac Newton, Laurence Olivier, William Pitt, William Shakespeare, Robert Stephenson, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Oscar Wilde and numerous other figures who have shaped the history of arts, literature, politics, science, music, exploration and various other areas.

The annoying thing is that some people could read this article and expect to find the above listed people at the Abbey when they aren't there. It raises questions about the reliability of the writer and the paper that printed the article.
 
I could not spot Sheikha Mozah at the banquet, did she attened or was she sitting opposite side of the table (which is unlikely though)

No, that's the way it's been for some time :)

The respective consorts' always sit on the opposing side of the table.
 
I totally agree iluvbertie. If you can't check your facts, its leads to questioning the credibility and facts of the rest of the article.

For the record, Martin Luther King is buried in Altanta, GA at the Martin Luther Kinger Center. The center is maintained bythe US National Park Service.

And no offense to the people that they incorrectly listed, but the people who are actually buried at Westminister Abbey are just as interesting. I was there 10 years ago and I got goose bumps I was so excited, as I had only read about some of these people for years.


I do wish we had better shots of the Camilla and Anne's tiara. Is the Queen wearing Queen Mary's Cambridge Lover's Knot?
 
Is the Queen wearing Queen Mary's Cambridge Lover's Knot?

The Queen wore the Grand Duchess Vladimir diamond loop tiara with suspended pearl inserts, Zonk.
 
Thanks Madame Royale!

I need to take another look at this tiara...it looks so much like the Cambridge one. But beautiful nonetheless. I would love to see pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, but I know the photo agencies pretty much don't consider their presence that important. Oh well.
 
No, that's the way it's been for some time :)

The respective consorts' always sit on the opposing side of the table.

Thanks for the info. I had thought all guests and wifes sat on the same row as the Queen.

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Mozah arrive for a private tour of Westminster Abbey in London, on October 27, 2010.
(Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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The idea of the State Banquets at Windosr are wonderful and grand but i always wonder about the photographers it must pose a challenge for them to get everyone not like at B.P
 
why doe she cover her hair?
 
It's too bad we didn't get to see the other royal ladies. The Court Circular said that The Duchess of Cornwall, The Princess Royal, The Countess of Wessex, The Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Michael of Kent were present.
 
It is too bad. In the past, you would see pics of the other royal ladies. But that was before Charles and his brothers married. Now its like they don't even bother, or there are so many pics its hard to find them all.

But it is the normal course of life. As the next generation comes to prominence the others for lack of a saying...aren't just that important. So when William marries, and starts to attend these events. Its going to be about Kate (or whomever) and Camilla ----- Sophie could do cartwheels on the table and she might not get a mention.
 
why doe she cover her hair?

I presume it is her version of the hijab. She is Muslim, after all.

On another matter, I think she's wearing Chanel this morning. Those boots remind me of the fall 2010 ready to wear collection (the fur and everything) but I can't find them during a quick glance at Style.com. The heel of the boot is quite distinctive. Anyone got a better idea?
 
His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, right, and his wife, Sheikha mozah bint nasser Al-Missned follow His Royal Highness Prince Charles into Clarence House prior to meeting students from His Royal Highness Prince Charles' School of Traditional Arts as part of a State visit to England by his Highness The Emir of the State of Qatar, Wednesday 27 October, 2010.

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OCTOBER 27: Britain's Prince Andrew (2nd R) introduces the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (3rd R) and his wife Sheikha Mozah (L) to ministers ahead of a meeting at Buckingham Palace on 27 October, 2010 in London, England.

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Britain's Minister for Sport and Olympics Hugh Robertson (L), Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned (2nd L), her husband Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani (2nd R) and Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority John Armitt, look out at the Olympic Stadium during the Emir's state visit in east London October 27, 2010.

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Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Mozah at a banquet held in the Emir's honour at the Guildhall in the City of London, England, on October 27, 2010. Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lavish state banquet to welcome the emir of Qatar to Britain, as her husband showed off his charming side to the Gulf ruler's wife.

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It looks to wide/tall to be Princess Anne's old standby. Could she be giving the Chinese State Banquet Mystery Tiara another go? LOL

To me, it appears that Princess Anne is wearing the Greek Meander tiara.
 
Queen Elizabeth II bids farewell to The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani & his wife at Windsor Castle on October 28, 2010 in Windsor, England. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned have been on a three day state visit to England. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (2nd L), walks past a Gurkha officer (L), as he is escorted by Commandant General Marriot (R), upon his arrival at The Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, southern England on October 28, 2010. The Emir is on the final day of a state visit to Britain.

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Sheikha Mozah, the wife of Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, meets staff during a visit to the British Library in London, on October 28, 2010. Sheikha Mozah signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' Thursday, establishing a partnership which aims to make tens of thousands of Arabian Gulf documents held by the British Library available online across the Gulf region and around the world.

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That last picture is beautiful, the way that you can only see Sheikha Mozah.
 
Another successful State visit, and Sheikh Hamad looks quite nice when he smiles. The Sheikha is always gorgeous, haven't seen a bad photo of her yet. She always looks stylish, elegant and classy. I love her head wear, (don't know the name of it) but it adds elegance to her overall look. At 51 yrs she is a stunning looking woman and I just realized she reminds me a little of the actress Rachel Welch.
 
I thought Sheikha Mozah's jewls on the visit were really pretty and the snake necklace was one big piece.

Qatar emir goes back to school on Britain visit
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Mozah seeks top medical researchers’ expertise
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...“There’s a fever of research in Qatar but I worry about fevers because fevers burn out. We live in an interconnected world and we must build on what we have and learn how to use the past as a tool to rekindle the confidence of our ancestors, not just as a historical reference,” HH Sheikha Mozah continued...
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Sophie could do cartwheels on the table and she might not get a mention.

that was so funny! Sigh...i would have loved to see her in a tiara....

But if this was a state visit to a European House, say Denmark or Sweden, then there'd be plenty of pictures of the Royal Family women and their tiaras. Why does the British Royal Family seem to hide their Royalty? If there's a Royal Birthday in Europe, e.g. a 60th, there are tons of pictures of guests coming and going in their finery, but in Britain you're lucky to catch a snatched shot of a guest in a car. If you're going to be Royal, then you should show it!!! That's why the British Royal family seem so lacklustre and frankly boring at the moment. At least with Diana and Fergie it was interesting. Most of the European 'younger' set (now in their 30s and 40s) look happy to play – and look - the part (except for Charlene, who just does not know how to smile). I don't think Royalty should hide away; if they look just like us, what's the point?
 
The BRF don't see themselves as celebrities the way the Europeans seem to do. They were bitten badly in the 80s and 90s by Diana and Sarah and their antics so the BRF now only promotes the major royals - the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales (who smiles heaps now whereas he forgot how in the 80s and early 90s) and The Duchess of Cornwall.

There have been reports for a decade or so of the move to make the BRF smaller so showing fewer of them in all their finery fits with that move.
 
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If you're going to be Royal, then you should show it!!!

No you shouldn't, the whole point of royalty is mystery.


That's why the British Royal family seem so lacklustre and frankly boring at the moment. At least with Diana and Fergie it was interesting. Most of the European 'younger' set (now in their 30s and 40s) look happy to play – and look - the part (except for Charlene, who just does not know how to smile). I don't think Royalty should hide away; if they look just like us, what's the point?

Diana and Fergie acted like celebrity millionaires who could do what they liked, Fergie especially who stil abuses the fact that she was once a member of the BRF.
Well the BRF don't have a younger set like most Royal Families do, Charles being heir is 61 I believe, whereas most other heirs are around the 40-50 mark.
The BRF are probably seen more than any other royals, seeing as there are more of them.
 
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