| Pomp, Circumstance & Controversy As The Queen Welcomes The King of Saudi Arabia |
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| Written by Joanne Leyland | ||||
| Tuesday, 30 October 2007 | ||||
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In response, the Saudi monarch warned of "ominous signs of war and conflict in the world", whilst also asking Britain for help to solve the Palestinian issue.The King also said that British Muslims should be model citizens, telling his audience: "I should like to take this opportunity to call upon our Muslim brethren living in Britain to be honest and upright Muslims and worthy British citizens, striving to build and construct so that they may convey the true image of the principles of Islam - those eternal principles of love, mercy and moderation." 
Meanwhile, debate continues to rage in political circles in particular as to why the government of Tony Blair ruled that a major fraud case relating to a Saudi arms deal should not proceed as it was not in the "national interest".Amongst the royals attending Tuesday evening's banquet following an earlier display of pomp and pageantry on Horse Guards Parade were the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal and Tim Laurence and the Dukes of York, Kent and Gloucester. Comment on this article
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