King Charles welcomed the Emir of Qatar by flaunting his Arabic talking expertise on the State Banquet which happened at Buckingham Palace.
For the unversed, the monarch hosted a State Banquet in honour of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his spouse Jawaher on December 3.
The King started his speech with greetings in Arabic, “Your Highnesses, ASSALAMU-ALAYKUM [Peace be upon you].”
He added, “It provides my spouse and myself the best doable pleasure to welcome you to Buckingham Palace this night, in your first State Visit to the United Kingdom.”
Moreover, Charles opened up concerning the bond Sheikh Tamim shared with the United Kingdom. He shared that the Emir has spent “so a lot of your youthful years at three of our most famous establishments: Sherborne, Harrow and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.”
The King additional mentioned, “This night I’m delighted to mark the renewal of our enduring friendship: HAYYAKUM – MARRATAN UKHRA – FEE AL-MEMLIKA AL-MUTAHHIDA, BALADKOM ATH-THANI. [welcome back to the United Kingdom, your second home].”
Notably, King Charles shocked the Emir by quoting a verse from the Holy Quran, highlighting the significance of humanity.
He mentioned, “As the Qur’an says: “Whoever saves a life, it is going to be as in the event that they saved all of humanity,” emphasising the actual fact to work for the betterment of mankind.
At the top of his speech, the King mentioned, “I’m crammed with optimism concerning the potentialities that lie forward for our two nice nations. Whatever new challenges and alternatives emerge, I’m assured that we’ll meet them collectively.”
