wbenson
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Not just lately but for quite some time. HM appears to get on very well with most if not all of the Gulf and Emirati Rulers (plus the Jordanians and Saudis, but less so the Moroccans), and of course the POW gets extra brownie points for his long-term support of Islamic cultural issues.NoorMeansLight said:The BRF seems to be on very friendly terms with the Qatari royals lately!
So the Qatar royals got signed photos and The Queen recieved an 18 carat gold jewel encrusted casket?
Even the state gifts show that we're in a recession.
Unseen, unused, untaxed. Excessive amounts of junk that help no one.
The British royals are known to be parsimonious when it comes to gifts to foreign dignitaries. This has nothing to do with the current unfavourable economic situation. I wonder whether or not it would have been troublesome to commission a sword for Sheikh Hamad, which would have looked much better than singed photos.
Unseen, unused, untaxed. Excessive amounts of junk that help no one.