On November 24, 2010, Queen Elizabeth II landed in the UAE for her second state visit to the country in 31 years, joined by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and second son, the Duke of York.
The royal party was greeted at the airport by President Sheikh Mohamed, who at the time was Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Sheikh Mohamed greeted the queen with a handshake, welcoming her and Prince Philip to the UAE, highlighting the friendship between the two nations.
Together with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, they embarked on a tour of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Wearing a gold headscarf, the queen paid her respects at the tomb of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, recalling his "deeds, wisdom and hallmark personality".
As head of the Church of England, it marked the first official visit to the mosque by the leader of another faith, several years before the Pope's visit in 2019.
Later, the queen and Prince Philip were greeted at a state banquet by President Sheikh Mohamed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. With more than 2,000 in attendance, to applause, the queen walked a red carpet, as dozens of traditional dancers chanted Arabic songs.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid showed the queen a model of Zayed National Museum, a building designed to resemble five falcon feathers, and she pulled back a curtain to reveal a plaque marking the start of construction.
Asides from naval and military marches and a 21-gun salute, the queen enjoyed a musical performance by pupils from the British School Al Khubairat — which she visited during her previous visit in 1979, when she arrived aboard the royal yacht Britannia at Mina Zayed port, and was greeted by Sheikh Zayed.
The queen also paid a visit to Sheikha Fatima, Mother of the Nation, and said she looked with "admiration to what women have achieved in the UAE", before continuing on to Oman — rounding off a milestone in Emirati-British relations.
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Favourite vegetable: “I really like the taste of the beetroot, the potatoes and the eggplant we are producing.”
Holiday destination: “I like Paris very much, it’s a city very close to my heart.”
Book: “Das Kapital, by Karl Marx. I am not a communist, but there are a lot of lessons for the capitalist system, if you let it get out of control, and humanity.”
Musician: “I like very much Fairuz, the Lebanese singer, and the other is Umm Kulthum. Fairuz is for listening to in the morning, Umm Kulthum for the night.”
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RESULTS
Bantamweight
Victor Nunes (BRA) beat Siyovush Gulmamadov (TJK)
(Split decision)
Featherweight
Hussein Salim (IRQ) beat Shakhriyor Juraev (UZB)
(Round 1 submission, armbar)
Catchweight 80kg
Rashed Dawood (UAE) beat Otabek Kadirov (UZB)
(Round-1 submission, rear naked choke)
Lightweight
Ho Taek-oh (KOR) beat Ronald Girones (CUB)
(Round 3 submission, triangle choke)
Lightweight
Arthur Zaynukov (RUS) beat Damien Lapilus (FRA)
(Unanimous points)
Bantamweight
Vinicius de Oliveira (BRA) beat Furkatbek Yokubov (RUS)
(Round 1 TKO)
Featherweight
Movlid Khaybulaev (RUS) v Zaka Fatullazade (AZE)
(Round 1 rear naked choke)
Flyweight
Shannon Ross (TUR) beat Donovon Freelow (USA)
(Unanimous decision)
Lightweight
Dan Collins (GBR) beat Mohammad Yahya (UAE)
(Round 2 submission D’arce choke)
Catchweight 73kg
Martun Mezhulmyan (ARM) beat Islam Mamedov (RUS)
(Round 3 submission, kneebar)
Bantamweight world title
Xavier Alaoui (MAR) beat Jaures Dea (CAM)
(Unanimous points 48-46, 49-45, 49-45)
Flyweight world title
Manon Fiorot (FRA) v Gabriela Campo (ARG)
(Round 1 RSC)
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Stars: Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant
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