Death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud: January 23, 2015

[principessa]

May he rest in peace.

 

[Rossina]

Royal court statement

 

[muriel]

I am guessing Prince Charles is on his way to Riyadh.

 

[Mbruno]

Condolences to the family. May he rest in peace. His Majesty made the long trip to Brisbane, Australia for the World Leaders G20 Summit November 15th. January the 1st he was admitted to hospital. So I guess the Crown Prince Salman acted as regent for his brother then. Crown Prince Salman is 80 yrs old.

According to CNN and Wikipedia, he's 79.

 

[Rudolph]

I am guessing Prince Charles is on his way to Riyadh.

Prince Charles set to attend King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's funeral - Telegraph

The Prince of Wales is expected to attend the funeral of King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia later on Friday.

Clarence House officials are understood to be urgently working on transport arrangements to get the Prince to Riyadh in time for the ceremony.

The Prince has been a regular visitor to Saudi Arabia over the years and counted the king as a personal friend.

If he attends the funeral, he will be doing so as the representative of the Queen, who no longer makes long distance trips overseas.

Sources said it was "likely" the Prince would attend the service if a scheduled or Royal flight aircraft can get him there in time

 

[dazzling]

According to CNN and Wikipedia, he's 79.

All recent articles have mentioned he is 90 years old. It is said his brother Salman is 79 years old. Wikipedia is not always a reliable source.


Prince Mohammad bin Nayef named second-in-line to Saudi throne
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[Duke of Marmalade]

The Spanish RF will send someone too for sure, JC or Felipe.

 

[Rudolph]

Death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia - College of Arms

Learning with regret of the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia, on 23 January 2015, special instructions have been received requesting that all Union Flags on buildings of her Majesty's Government be flown at half-mast from 8 a.m. this morning until 8 p.m. this evening, 24 January 2015.

 

[Imanmajed]

Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah/UAE, is representing Shaikh Khalifa, the President of UAE, to the funeral of the late Saudi king, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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[Jacknch]

Live coverage of the funeral of King Abdullah: -

BBC News - Funeral of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

 

[Rossina]

Saudi Arabia's King Salman appoints his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef as deputy crown prince.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/01/23/Prince-Mohammad-bin-Nayef-named-second-in-line-to-Saudi-throne.html

The succession line is moving to the 2nd generation of Al Saud. The new deputy crown prince is the son of former crown prince Nayef & grandson of the late King Abdul Aziz the founder of Saudi Arabia.

 

[Mademoiselle Lilo]

Arrived to the funeral the Emir of Qatar,the Emir of Kuwait and King of Bahrain
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[Duc_et_Pair]

And the coronation of the new king will be when?

There is no coronation at all in Saudi-Arabia.

 

[KittyAtlanta]

May God rest his soul and comfort his family.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

I don't understand the praise for this man, he was a brutal dictator.

 

[LadyFinn]

Crown prince Haakon represents Norway.
kongehuset.no - Offisielt program

Crown prince Frederik represents Denmark.
http://kongehuset.dk/Menu/kalender/...eremoni-for-hm-kong-abdullah-af-saudi-arabien

 

[Ceallach]

This article comes with a good family tree.

Mohammed bin Nayef Appointed Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia - WSJ

 

[Rossina]

Burial ceremony

 

[lula]

King Felipe represents Spain.

Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España - Actividades y Agenda - Presentación de condolencias con motivo del fallecimiento de Su Majestad Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodio de las dos Sagradas Mezquitas y Rey de Arabia Saudí

The new King Salman is a very good friend of the Spanish Royal Family. He owns a palace in Marbella and is a regular visitor. He attended the wedding of Felipe and Letizia.

 

[Dman]

Richard Palmer @RoyalReporter · 4h 4 hours ago
Prince Charles, representing the Queen, is to travel to Saudi Arabia to pay his condolences following the death of King Abdullah.

 

[stephanievl]

Wim Dehandschutter @WDehandschutter · 1 uur 1 uur geleden
King Philippe of Belgium to fly to Riyadh following death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. On Monday, he will attend a mourning ceremony.

 

[Spheno]

Queen Elizabeth II once terrorized King Abdullah — by driving him around - Vox

 

[Mbruno]

Prince Charles set to attend King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia's funeral - Telegraph

Apparently he's not as busy now as he was when he couldn't catch a 40-minute flight to Brussels to attend Queen Fabiola's funeral.

 

[Mademoiselle Lilo]

King Mohammed VI offers condolences to Custodian of two Holy Mosques on Passing away of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud
Royal activities: speeches and activities of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in photo and video- Audience- decoration

Moroccan mosques hold absentee funeral prayer for Late Saudi King
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Passing away of Saudi Monarch: HM King Mohammed VI gives instructions to fly flags at half-mast nationwide
Royal activities: speeches and activities of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in photo and video- Audience- decoration

Moulay Rachid is on his way to Saudi Arabia to represent Morocco.

 

[polyesco]

Queen Elizabeth II once terrorized King Abdullah — by driving him around - Vox

thats a cute story

 

[wyevale]

Apparently he's not as busy now

*YAWN*.. STILL flogging that dead horse...

 

[dazzling]

A few pictures of the Bahrain delegation (The king and his son Sheikh Nasser can been seen in the pictures)

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BNA

Emir of Qatar was in Saudi today as well along with a few of his brothers
http://www.gulf-times.com/region/216/details/424342/hh-the-emir-offers-condolences-to-king-salman


Picture gallery of the funeral from yahoo news
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/funeral-for-saudi-arabia-king-abdullah-1422029807-slideshow/

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dead aged 90 following battle with pneumonia | Daily Mail Online

 

[TLLK]

Queen Elizabeth II once terrorized King Abdullah — by driving him around - Vox

Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.

 

[Rudolph]

Well 'official Britain' has certainly pulled out all the stops for the late King. The Queen has even ordered the flag over Westminster Abbey to half-mast to honour the king. Couldn't make it up.