Tuesday 6 July 2010

State Visits


The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will pay a State Visit to Oman this autumn at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. His Majesty is an honorary general in the British Army. The Sultan's arms are displayed above.

Thereafter Her Majesty and HRH will pay a State Visit to the United Arab Emirates at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan.

This will be the second visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to both Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The previous visit took place in 1979. This year’s visit to Oman will mark the occasion of the 40th year of the reign of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

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