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A plane carrying the Kuwaiti crown prince landed at Birmingham airport. The Kuwaiti state plane carrying Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived last night (18 September).
The Crown Prince represents His Highness Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Queen’s funeral this morning (19 September). He arrived with representatives from Kuwait.
The plane arrived around 7 p. m. The Prince greeted through the Deputy Representative of King Charles’ Chargé d’Affaires for Essex, Rear Admiral Roy Clare, Foreign Office Special Representative Michael Holloway and Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United Kingdom Bader Al-Awadhi.
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Kuwait’s crown prince then took part in a reception for other world leaders hosted by King Charles for heads of state and official guests, at Buckingham Palace last night (Monday).
The Queen’s funeral will take place at 11 a. m. m. at Westminster Abbey and millions of people around the world are expected to pay their respects to Her Majesty.
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