Dubai royalty ditch luxury cars for 'rare' casual Tube ride in London

Dubai royalty don't 'mind the gap'


News Desk July 19, 2016
Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum. PHOTO: alldubai.ae

One doesn’t usually see royalty when travelling on the London Underground but the ruler of Dubai and his son recently became exceptions to this rule.

Despite having billions in the bank, the Dubai royalty decided on the rather low-key travel option of the London Underground on a visit to the British capital.

PHOTO: FACEBOOK

In an immensely rare sight, Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum shared a photo of him sitting on the tube next to his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Ruler of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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They were dressed in casual clothes, with the Crown Prince of Dubai wearing a T-shirt and jeans as he posed for photos and videos on the busy Tube next to members of the public.

PHOTO: TWITTER

The Sheikhs boast a vast UK property empire, including numerous homes in and around London, and also own the Longcross Estate in Surrey, thought to be worth around £75 million.

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The Crown Prince of Dubai is a keen social media user with more than 1.8 million followers on Twitter alone. He knows the UK well having studied at the London School of Economics.



Here's how Twitter reacted:



https://twitter.com/ADTweeeTS/status/755117482474663938



https://twitter.com/Abdullah_Ali_f/status/755059656163225601



This story originally appeared on The Telegraph.

COMMENTS (11)

Mustafa sheikh | 7 years ago | Reply @zahid: How can you say they are uneducated ?
zahid | 7 years ago | Reply Now if they can only stay there and get educated and bring it back to their country it would be great. As far as riding the tube is concerned Tony Blair and his wife walked out of 10 Downing street with their suitcase and took the tube upon retiring. Only for the crown prince this is special. Not for no one else.
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