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Britain's Queen
goes shoeless to tour Abu Dhabi mosque
Thursday November 25, 2010 05:40:44 PM,
IANS
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London:
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited a mosque in Abu Dhabi dressed
in an Islamic-style headscarf and in stockinged feet, a media
report said Thursday.
The Queen is on a five-day visit to the Gulf. She visited the huge
mosque in Abu Dhabi, dedicated to founding president of the UAE,
Sheikh Zayed, Daily Express reported.
Her gold brocade coat with Swarovski crystals stitched into the
material, with a gold lame shawl wrapped around a pillbox hat, was
made by her in-house designer Angela Kelly.
The Queen, 84, and Prince Philip, 89, went to Abu Dhabi on a
mission to help the government meet a target of increasing annual
trade between the two nations from 7.5 billion pounds to 12
billion pounds.
The royal couple were met at the airport by the Duke of York,
Prince Andrew, who is also Britain's trade ambassador. Andrew said
his family were excited about Prince William's wedding to Kate
Middleton.
"I am aware that the United Kingdom has taken Kate to their
hearts," he said.
Britain's ambassador to the UAE, Dominic Jermey, said: "One of
their royals asked, 'Is there any chance we could get them to take
their honeymoon here?'"
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