You've probably heard the announcement that Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will pay State Visits to the UAE and Oman this Autumn.
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.
What you may not know is that The Queen surprisingly cancelled a previously planned visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in March 2009 because of an overburdened work schedule which included a state visit to Britain by the President of Mexico and the gathering of G20 leaders in London around the same time.
It was unusual as it was the first time in recent memory that a state visit was cancelled for reasons other than war or terrorism.
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